MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '20 at 18:32
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 89.6 1-Core 71.2 2-Core 102 58% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 384 35% 295 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.3 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 59 Reflection 65.3 Parallax 77.7 48% 67.3 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 52.8 48% 59.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 254GB 292 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 108 91 67 74 72 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.2% Poor	Read 142 Write 190 Mixed 155 SusWrite 93.1 33% 145 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 6.3 43% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 88.5 DQ Write 58.5 DQ Mixed 66.7 52% 71.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 126%
Seagate ST3000DM001-1E61 3TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 174 172 175 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 84 Write 136 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 172 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.7 6% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 16%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40 22,667 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 145GB free Firmware: JF10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 70 69 71 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 74.2 Write 70.6 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 69.7 46% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 42%
Seagate ST3120213AS 120GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 112GB free Firmware: 3.AH SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 53 54 55 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.2% Below average	Read 54.4 Write 11.8 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 54.1 27% 36.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 186C0 V3 Series 2x8GB 508 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.4 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 70%

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Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	44x
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
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16