MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	26% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7376
Motherboard	MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20100621
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '16 at 08:14
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom 9950 2,150 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 37.1 2-Core 72.2 41% 60.4 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 147 20% 147 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX-TURBO 32GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.7 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 7 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 49 1 0 (0C) Power cycle count 130 0 0 (B8) Unknown 8 0 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 0 0 0 (C4) Reallocation count 6 0 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 0 0 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 224 142 11551 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 39 95 9271 (C8) Write error rate 161 4 194 (C9) Soft read error rate 141 34 137 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 79 139 2 (CB) Run out cancel 152 113 2 (CC) Soft ECC correction 0 0 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 136 19 0 (CE) Flying height 2 0 0 (CF) Spin high current 45 1 0 (D0) Spin buzz 45 0 0 (D1) Offline seek performance 98 0 0 (D3) Unknown 0 0 0 (D4) Unknown 0 0 0 (D5) Unknown 0 0 0	26% Poor	Read 188 Write 96.9 Mixed 111 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 9.06 4K Mixed 5.71 42% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 20.6 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 5.64 7% 11.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 34%
Seagate ST9160827AS 160GB 1,041 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 132GB free Firmware: 3.CTA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 80 80 21256 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 18753390 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2719 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2962 (BB) vendor-specific 84 84 16 (BD) vendor-specific 90 90 10 (BE) vendor-specific 64 42 22113681444 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 49 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2800 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 35676 (C2) HDA temperature 36 58 55834574884 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 78 63 108010699 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	33% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 58.6 Mixed 57.1 43% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 0.75 4K Mixed 0.32 71% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 33%
Seagate ST3250620NS 250GB-$45 1,571 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 33GB free Firmware: 3.AEG Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 108 87 213463486 (03) Spinup time 97 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3832 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8 (07) Seek error rate 64 60 1525609231828 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 31180 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 99 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4119 (BB) vendor-specific 91 91 9 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 43 559052423207 (C2) HDA temperature 39 57 47244640295 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 61 50 208615580 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	33.4% Below average	Read 61.5 Write 54.7 Mixed 64.2 46% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.06 4K Mixed 0.27 67% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 44%
WD WD1600JD-22HBB0 160GB 2,425 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 32GB free Firmware: 02.05D02 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 0 (03) Spinup time 152 144 2900 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1976 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 48 48 38268 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1644 (C2) HDA temperature 107 253 43 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 16 (C8) Write error rate 200 155 0	27% Poor	Read 48.3 Write 45.3 Mixed 48.5 36% 47.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.28 82% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	MC Read 10 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 10.2 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.6 SC Write 4.5 SC Mixed 6.4 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 45%

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Typical K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376) Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	1x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	1x
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	1x

GPU
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	2x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	1x

SSD
870 Evo 250GBSamsung $31Bench 101%, 14,082 samples	1x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	1x
Spark 128GBPatriotBench 61%, 1,967 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	1x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	1x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16