MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130926
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '16 at 23:22
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4150 Quad-Core
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
49.4% Average
Memory 69.9
1-Core 60.2
2-Core 93.1
48% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 153
22% 163 Pts
64-Core 197
12% 197 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
PwrHis(1787 2003) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.1100
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.27
15% 6.27 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 1TB
616GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 119
Write 110
Mixed 124
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 4.54
4K Mixed 0.62
175% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 140%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
414GB free
Firmware: CC38
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 74.7
Write 77.7
Mixed 81.9
59% 78.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.68
4K Mixed 0.47
111% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 1600 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
35.7% Below average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 11.3
MC Mixed 12.3
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.7
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8.9
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $627
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