MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141212
Uptime	5.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 22 '18 at 07:03
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka) 15,487 User benchmarks, average bench 44% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 63.6 2-Core 112 50% 81.9 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 190 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 44.8 Reflection 43.4 Parallax 38.7 36% 42.3 fps	Gravity 38.5 Splatting 34.9 32% 36.7 fps
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6222 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1805 (A5) Unknown 100 100 436913 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 111 (AE) Unknown 100 100 32 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 31 197568757791 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 370 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1694 (F1) Unknown 100 100 19676708054 (F2) Unknown 100 100 29743984646	51.4% Above average	Read 492 Write 316 Mixed 230 76% 346 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 11.6 4K Mixed 7.76 38% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 36.4 DQ Write 12.7 DQ Mixed 8.95 11% 19.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 319GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 65669520 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3446 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 74 60 26577696 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5996 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1808 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 70 63 504627230 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 78 78 44306 (C2) HDA temperature 30 40 47244640286 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -60052232729985 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13933346561 (F2) Unknown 100 253 100380410518	75.4% Very good	Read 148 Write 115 Mixed 138 101% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 8GB 1,020 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.1% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 13.7 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.1 24% 8.53 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 62%

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Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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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 $38Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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