MSI KA790GX (MS-7551)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 24%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics6.4% 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.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7551
MotherboardMSI KA790GX (MS-7551)  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 2 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20081204
Uptime78 Days
Run DateJan 13 '20 at 19:29
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom X3 8650
CPU1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.75 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 82.8
1-Core 40.7
2-Core 81.5
46% 68.3 Pts
4-Core 122
8-Core 114
16% 118 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 48%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5670
MSI(1462 2201) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
6.4% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 8.85
Parallax 6.09
6% 7.58 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 5.2
Splatting 9.57
6% 7.7 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.4%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4.AAA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 58 56 68 72 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 90.1
Write 74.2
Mixed 40.3
SusWrite 60.8
49% 66.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.6
110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 53%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
96GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
29.2% Poor
Read 65.8
Write 67.9
Mixed 49.1
SusWrite 35.7
40% 54.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.2%
Great: 69%
Maxtor 6B200M0 204GB-$81
15GB free
Firmware: BANC1G10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 35 36 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
21.4% Poor
Read 38.3
Write 38.1
Mixed 23.6
SusWrite 35.6
25% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 21.4%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x1GB
2 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM DDR2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
20.9% Poor
MC Read 6.8
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.4
19% 6.53 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 2.3
13% 4.57 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 6%
This bench: 20.9%
Great: 20%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical KA790GX (MS-7551) Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI KA790GX (MS-7551)

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