MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.66% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 17:41
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 9,821 User benchmarks, average bench 46% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.5% Above average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 128 54% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 191 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 25,284 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7900) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	8.66% Terrible	Lighting 10.8 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 17.2 9% 12.8 fps	MRender 7.9 Gravity 12.2 Splatting 10.2 8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.66% Great: 8%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 1T00 1TB 12,396 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 572GB free (System drive) Firmware: 401100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 442 Write 412 Mixed 306 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 36.6 122% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 228 177% 243 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 118%
Transcend SSD340 256GB-$194 1,962 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 70GB free Firmware: SVN263 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 394 Write 110 Mixed 131 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 45.5 4K Mixed 32 98% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 35.8 DQ Mixed 108 83% 119 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 172GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 446 Write 407 Mixed 374 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 41.9 129% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 249 187% 250 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 109GB free Firmware: CC46 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,542 Write 27.4 Mixed 52.5 626% 874 MB/s	4K Read 290 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 12,148% 97 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 460GB free Firmware: CC4B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,502 Write 16.5 Mixed 57.7 616% 859 MB/s	4K Read 258 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.9 11,220% 88 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 477GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 182 Write 96.9 Mixed 73.8 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 80GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,515 Write 26.1 Mixed 45.3 618% 862 MB/s	4K Read 287 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.4 12,130% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
OCZ-AGILITY3 120GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 41GB free Firmware: 2.25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,547 Write 31.3 Mixed 62.1 631% 880 MB/s	4K Read 290 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 4.4 12,602% 98.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. BLE8G3D1869DE1TX0. 16GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 16.6 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 11 26% 9.17 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 51%

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

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Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	31x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	18x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	11x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	13x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	7x

SSD
S280 480GBKingdianBench 84%, 2,297 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	6x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 517 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	3x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $254

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