MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 62.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics78.3% 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 Drive63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '19 at 22:00
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370E-$471
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
62.5% Good
Memory 81
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 134
58% 95.3 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 338
36% 289 Pts
64-Core 354
22% 354 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.3
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.3% Very good
Lighting 93.6
Reflection 86
Parallax 156
76% 112 fps
MRender 86.6
Gravity 93.8
Splatting 115
82% 98.3 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 256GB-$110
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 213 215 163 217 164 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 398
Write 271
Mixed 63
SusWrite 207
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 25.9
79% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 166
142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 96%
Seagate ST3500820AS 500GB
355GB free
Firmware: SD35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 106 107 107 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 101
Write 13
Mixed 48.2
SusWrite 106
49% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
502GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 60 64 68 63 62 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 92.5
Write 50.5
Mixed 55
SusWrite 63.7
48% 65.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.8% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 11.4
MC Mixed 13.1
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 10.1
24% 8.47 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 73%

 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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