MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37.3% 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	79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	13.2 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 04:33
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 71 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 125 54% 88.6 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 209 28% 210 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.6% 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)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 40.4 40% 45 fps	MRender 39.2 Gravity 42.2 Splatting 37 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 363 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 154 (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 68 60 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2417792462	79.6% Very good	Read 492 Write 375 Mixed 397 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 18 103% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 17.8 50% 108 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.6% 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 as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1666 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1210 (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 3057 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6174 (F9) Unknown 100 100 207757771	85.4% Excellent	Read 494 Write 432 Mixed 442 102% 456 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 17.7 104% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 65.2 85% 155 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 167 2358 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2148 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2161 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1165 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 106 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2041 (C2) HDA temperature 117 93 26 (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	94.3% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 114 Mixed 163 124% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.05 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.29 122% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.3% 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 3758 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5127 (05) Reallocated sector count 196 196 25 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7402 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2869 (BE) vendor-specific 69 39 31 (C2) HDA temperature 116 86 31 (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	32.7% Below average	Read 56.9 Write 56.6 Mixed 55.7 42% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.46 112% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 32.7% 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 as expected (46^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 14.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.4 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 38.4% 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 $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 $182	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) $30	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