MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics38.8% 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 Drive93.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 19 '19 at 20:09
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 75.9
2-Core 155
66% 108 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 465
47% 383 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1864 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.8% Below average
Lighting 49.9
Reflection 51.1
Parallax 45.1
41% 48.7 fps
MRender 42.3
Gravity 45.6
Splatting 41.3
35% 43.1 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 179 207 201 202 202 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 319
Mixed 263
SusWrite 203
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 83.4
4K Mixed 46.3
159% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 246
190% 261 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 105%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
67GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 139 144 144 144 104 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 391
Mixed 375
SusWrite 163
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 47.7
166% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 148
141% 221 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
817GB free
Firmware: MS2OA800
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 143 157 160 177 173 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 147
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 162
96% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
800, 800 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 17.6
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 13.2
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

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