MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 09 '18 at 00:44
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 75.2
2-Core 142
61% 101 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 450
43% 354 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.81
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 186
Parallax 192
108% 170 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 170
Splatting 122
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 180 1.7 160 101 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 42.8
Write 374
Mixed 13
SusWrite 94.8
30% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 176
154% 230 MB/s
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 28.2
91% 37.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
269GB free
Firmware: CC98
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 112 119 118 118 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
66.8% Good
Read 116
Write 108
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 118
68% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.3% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.2
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 12.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $358
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