MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	15.7% 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	25.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111006
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '19 at 01:16
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 630 7,197 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 78.2 1-Core 50.6 2-Core 102 49% 77 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 200 24% 187 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188 42,397 User benchmarks, average bench 16% EVGA(3842 1563) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1053 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	15.7% Very poor	Lighting 21.5 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 19.3 18% 22 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 0.13 12% 17 fps
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.7% Great: 18%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 64 64 64 64 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 199 Write 97 Mixed 44 SusWrite 60.8 22% 100 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 9.2 44% 15.7 MB/s	DQ Read 18.9 DQ Write 34.2 DQ Mixed 11.4 13% 21.5 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 46%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	9.85% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 5.7 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 5 10% 9.72 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.4 143% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.85% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	32% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 11.5 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 8.8 22% 7.83 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 45%

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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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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640) - $380

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	23x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	12x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	9x

GPU
HD 6850AMDBench 12%, 31,600 samples	6x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	5x
R9 380XAMD $120Bench 38%, 20,573 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	24x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	12x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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