MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	37.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '18 at 17:23
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 19,875 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57% Above average	Memory 74.2 1-Core 74.9 2-Core 144 58% 97.7 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 233 31% 232 Pts	64-Core 233 14% 233 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 85.9 51% 71.6 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 61.1 Splatting 55.3 50% 61.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (A5) Unknown 100 100 26 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 276 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 59 253404119076 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 30066081799 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 78 (EA) Unknown 100 100 195 (F1) Unknown 100 100 87 (F2) Unknown 100 100 69 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	37.1% Below average	Read 501 Write 11.8 Mixed 269 56% 261 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 27.5 4K Mixed 5.74 51% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 20 DQ Write 66.1 DQ Mixed 3.87 14% 30 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 56%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 488GB free Firmware: JP4OA3GH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 96 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 100 93 (03) Spinup time 120 100 25790447931 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 631 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 100 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5749 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 439 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 292946315 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 321323040 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 650 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 650 (C2) HDA temperature 187 122 219043987488 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	63.6% Good	Read 107 Write 114 Mixed 114 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.17 4K Mixed 0.33 78% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 74%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 465GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 199 178 7091 (03) Spinup time 142 137 3875 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2163 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8858 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 794 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 158 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2012 (C2) HDA temperature 111 93 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 2 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 2 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 14404 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 2	77.4% Very good	Read 134 Write 136 Mixed 127 99% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.43 115% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 69%
WD WD3000HLHX-01JJPV0 300GB 3,057 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 45GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 31576 (03) Spinup time 217 212 2108 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1048 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 58 58 30887 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1019 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 1 31569 (BC) Unknown 100 1 4295048687 (BE) vendor-specific 67 53 588316705 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 193 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 854 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	68.8% Good	Read 124 Write 115 Mixed 116 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.97 4K Mixed 0.56 152% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G 16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1866, 1600, 1866 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.5% Below average	MC Read 16.9 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 15.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12 27% 9.5 GB/s	Latency 92.1 44% 92.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 50%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	31x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	18x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	11x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	13x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	7x

SSD
S280 480GBKingdianBench 84%, 2,297 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	6x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 517 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	3x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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