MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 41% Speed boat	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	0.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 15:47
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka) 11,026 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Memory 73.1 1-Core 33.5 2-Core 60.8 39% 55.8 Pts	4-Core 96.6 8-Core 94.5 13% 95.6 Pts	64-Core 91.2 6% 91.2 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	0.48% Terrible	Lighting 0.73 Reflection 102 Parallax 8.72 1% 37 fps	MRender 0.24 Gravity 0.2 Splatting 0.39 0% 0.28 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 0.48% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 93 82 81 88 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 429 Write 305 Mixed 309 SusWrite 122 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 23.4 88% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 166 136% 192 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 91%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 262GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 144 142 140 146 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 142 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 143 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R934G2130U1S R934G2130U1S 8GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2134, 2134 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 15.1 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 10.1 22% 7.87 GB/s	Latency 94.5 42% 94.5 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 41%

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

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

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 $37Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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