MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics81% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime5.6 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 21:07
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
64.6% Good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 71.4
2-Core 128
59% 94.4 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 400
40% 323 Pts
64-Core 407
25% 407 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 92.7
Parallax 85.3
85% 94 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 89.3
Splatting 80.3
74% 91.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 412 364 395 370 330 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 434
Mixed 384
SusWrite 380
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 47.6
157% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 257
193% 258 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 103%
Great: 134%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
222GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 413 420 435 434 430 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 436
Mixed 312
SusWrite 423
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 33.2
117% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 68.4
104% 197 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 111%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
26GB free
Firmware: CR100-12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 42 43 42 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Read 42.7
Write 40.8
Mixed 31
SusWrite 42.4
29% 39.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.9% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 12.6
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 71%

 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)

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