MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 53.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.64% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7903
Motherboard	MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '18 at 17:15
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 64.3 2-Core 121 54% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 187 24% 183 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 25,284 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7903) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	7.64% Terrible	Lighting 9.43 Reflection 8.77 Parallax 12.3 8% 10.2 fps	MRender 8.48 Gravity 8.6 Splatting 10.2 8% 9.08 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.64% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_m 550_EEFDDAW1T0MA 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7932 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2771 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 22 (AE) Unknown 100 100 177 (B4) Unknown 0 0 8892 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 52 206159413283 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 27672663556 (F7) Unknown 100 100 866581134 (F8) Unknown 100 100 515151717	81.8% Excellent	Read 513 Write 454 Mixed 459 106% 475 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 17.3 100% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 17.1 36% 67.6 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 88%
C300-mtf DBAC256MAG 256GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 73GB free Firmware: B206 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12747 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5562 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 85 85 775 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 3105287045451 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 817 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 85 85 15 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	58.4% Above average	Read 355 Write 215 Mixed 266 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 4.55 83% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 8.83 56% 129 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 63%
C400-mtf DDAK256MAM 256GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 55GB free Firmware: 0A09 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3933 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 49 (B2) Unknown 96 96 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 2 2 8725 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10139355425 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14305240767	62.5% Good	Read 439 Write 256 Mixed 326 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 4.83 78% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 5.73 52% 121 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBSR F3-17000CL11-4GBSR F3-17000CL11-4GBSR F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2134, 2134, 2134, 2134 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.8% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 17.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.8 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 87.2 46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 72%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) - $121

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	12x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	7x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	7x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	8x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
AG38G2130U2 AG38G2130U2 16GBUnknownBench 42%, 5 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 9,036 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 3,851 samples	2x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $294

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 $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