MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36.1% 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	46.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 17:18
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	41.6% Average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 24.6 2-Core 48.5 34% 47.2 Pts	4-Core 83.3 8-Core 132 13% 108 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.1% Below average	Lighting 29.7 Reflection 42.2 Parallax 95.7 24% 55.9 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 63.9 Splatting 83 59% 70.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 76 79 55 92 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	46.5% Average	Read 333 Write 312 Mixed 316 SusWrite 94.1 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 15.8 70% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 30.7 54% 107 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 78%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 883GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 66 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 112 Write 112 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 66.1 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20 5,436 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 65GB free Firmware: JP1OA3FF SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 118 117 115 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 120 Write 70.2 Mixed 52 SusWrite 113 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB-$24 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 101GB free Firmware: 3.42 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 53.2 Write 17 Mixed 39 SusWrite 28 26% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 31%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 318GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 120 121 124 120 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 72.8 Write 66 Mixed 16 SusWrite 119 49% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D169DS3J.8FN Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 BLS4G3D169DS3J.8FN Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 12GB 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.8% Poor	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 9.3 MC Mixed 11.3 31% 10.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 7.7 17% 6.07 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns

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Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	43x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	8x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16