MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 47.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	27.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

High background CPU (23%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7903
Motherboard	MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '20 at 20:28
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A6-7400K APU (2014 D.Ka) 8,083 User benchmarks, average bench 35% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 67.6 2-Core 113 53% 85.3 Pts	4-Core 112 8-Core 112 15% 112 Pts	64-Core 113 7% 113 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 45%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 Graphics 4,872 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 7903) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	4.69% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 7.69 Parallax 6.66 4% 6.55 fps	MRender 5.95 Gravity 5.1 Splatting 8.09 5% 6.38 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.69% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 274GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 23 24 24 23 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	27.6% Poor	Read 324 Write 28.6 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 23.3 22% 105 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 11.8 4K Mixed 11.1 38% 11.5 MB/s	DQ Read 37.6 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 18.2 17% 27.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 75%
Kingston DataTraveler 101 G2 USB 2.0 8GB-$6 2,874 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 1642 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.4 3.1 4.4 3.1 3.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	4.5% Terrible	Read 15.2 Write 0.8 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.5 6% 5.95 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 24% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.5% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 3,851 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.3% Poor	MC Read 11 MC Write 7.3 MC Mixed 11 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.7 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 78%

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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 A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) - $121

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	12x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	7x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	7x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	8x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
MX500 1TBCrucial $74Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
AG38G2130U2 AG38G2130U2 16GBUnknownBench 42%, 5 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 9,036 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 3,851 samples	2x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $294

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	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