MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 53.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.7% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '18 at 03:56
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 70.8 2-Core 120 53% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 210 8-Core 210 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 212 13% 212 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Lighting 49.1 Reflection 45.3 Parallax 40.3 40% 44.9 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 362 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 153 (B1) Unknown 99 99 1 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 60 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2410395592	86.7% Excellent	Read 493 Write 378 Mixed 397 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 40.6 134% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29.3 DQ Write 61.4 DQ Mixed 17.6 21% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 134%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 112GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1665 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1209 (AB) Unknown 100 100 41579600 (AE) Unknown 100 100 112 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 125 (D2) Unknown 100 100 994 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 96 96 96 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3054 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6172 (F9) Unknown 100 100 207649911	74.9% Very good	Read 495 Write 427 Mixed 445 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 11 94% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 19.6 DQ Write 77.3 DQ Mixed 78.4 51% 58.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 171 167 2408 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2146 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2160 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1164 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 106 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2039 (C2) HDA temperature 116 93 27 (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	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 186 Mixed 163 131% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.28 4K Write 2.14 4K Mixed 0.21 116% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 149GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 184 181 3766 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5126 (05) Reallocated sector count 196 196 25 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7401 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2868 (BE) vendor-specific 62 39 38 (C2) HDA temperature 109 86 38 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.1% Below average	Read 57 Write 57.9 Mixed 53.6 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.47 114% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-14900CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 16GB 320 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.1% Poor	MC Read 8.1 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 6.5 21% 7.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 7 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 53%

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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

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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