MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.5% 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)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '19 at 15:06
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 72.8 2-Core 135 62% 99.4 Pts	4-Core 260 8-Core 412 41% 336 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3969) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Lighting 50.6 Reflection 47.8 Parallax 46.2 41% 48.2 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 44.1 Splatting 38.8 33% 40.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,932 Write 2,688 Mixed 2,578 610% 2,732 MB/s	4K Read 186 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 147 535% 151 MB/s	DQ Read 470 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 420 310% 412 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$120 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 161 163 162 161 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 173 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 162 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 202% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 431GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 157 156 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 122 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 156 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 742GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 162 161 162 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 121 Mixed 105 SusWrite 161 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMD16GX3M2A2133C9 CMD16GX3M2A1866C10 CMD16GX3M2A2133C9 CMD16GX3M2A1866C10 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1067, 933, 1067, 933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 18.3 51% 18 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 13.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 50%

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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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Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	44x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	8x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16