MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory16GB 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 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.
SystemMSI MS-7900
MotherboardMSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 06 '18 at 00:45
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)-$467
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.1 GHz
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
49% Average
Memory 54.8
1-Core 81.5
2-Core 148
54% 94.6 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 256
34% 252 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8670D
MSI(1462 7900) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
4.91% Terrible
Lighting 6.27
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 21.2
5% 11.7 fps
MRender 4.1
Gravity 4.9
Splatting 6.96
4% 5.32 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.91%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus Thin 7200 2.5" 320GB-$29
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0005
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 56 67 78 55 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 3
Write 21.9
Mixed 9.4
SusWrite 61.4
17% 23.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
25% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 64%
Hitachi HDT721016SLA380 160GB-$38
132GB free
Firmware: ST1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 64 91 79 77 90 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 89.1
Write 77.2
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 73.6
51% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1866C10-8GSR F3-1866C10-8GSR 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.3% Below average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 10.9
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 10.4
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.3%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $254
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