MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive25.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130306
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '20 at 01:34
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 91
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 146
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 350
41% 316 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.9% Good
Lighting 88
Reflection 78.1
Parallax 75.9
72% 80.7 fps
MRender 66.5
Gravity 71.6
Splatting 71.5
58% 69.9 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Drevo X1 SSD 120GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P1222A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 4.6 34 10 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
25.8% Poor
Read 404
Write 51.3
Mixed 4.8
SusWrite 21
25% 120 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 0.5
29% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 19.1
DQ Write 6.9
DQ Mixed 0.6
4% 8.87 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 91%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
199GB free
Firmware: CC95
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 72 86 87 88 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 97
Write 94.2
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 82.6
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.1
187% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM3B4G1C1600L11 CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 8GB
800, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
45.1% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 14.4
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

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