MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 42.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32.2% 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	29% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 20:58
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Memory 69.9 1-Core 24.2 2-Core 46.8 34% 47 Pts	4-Core 89 8-Core 138 14% 114 Pts	64-Core 139 9% 139 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 353.62 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.2% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 43 Parallax 39 33% 40.8 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 40 Splatting 35.3 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.0.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 77 73 80 78 91 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	29% Poor	Read 151 Write 114 Mixed 134 SusWrite 78.5 27% 120 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 12.8 49% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 93.9 DQ Write 47.1 DQ Mixed 53.9 44% 65 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 89%
Seagate ST3750330AS 750GB-$137 3,651 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 499GB free Firmware: SD15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 100 101 99 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.2 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 99.4 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 9.5 MC Mixed 13.3 33% 11.5 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 7.7 17% 6.03 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) - $190

CPU
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	71x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	43x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	52x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	7x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	6x

SSD
S510 120GBAdataBench 67%, 690 samples	53x
BX200 240GBCrucial $36Bench 76%, 36,559 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $122Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	6x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	26x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	6x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	5x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,053

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16