MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	101% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '19 at 20:03
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 (98^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Memory 90 1-Core 48.1 2-Core 124 55% 87.3 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 433 42% 346 Pts	64-Core 422 26% 422 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 385 400 338 293 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 425 Mixed 399 SusWrite 350 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 82.2 4K Mixed 50.6 167% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 3.5 54% 134 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 131 131 133 128 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 347 Write 150 Mixed 198 SusWrite 129 46% 206 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 25.3 99% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 162 123% 166 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 87%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 460GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 396 402 407 410 410 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 439 Mixed 359 SusWrite 404 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 45.2 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 244 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 251 187% 247 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	7.2% Terrible	Read 32.9 Write 4 Mixed 6 SusWrite 5.2 12% 12 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.2% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/4G KHX1600C10D3/8G 16GB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 17.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 12.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 63%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	43x
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
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 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 $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