MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130926
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '17 at 16:25
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-4350-$57 11,995 User benchmarks, average bench 57% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 20.7 2-Core 127 45% 75 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 164 25% 181 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.8% Poor	Lighting 34 Reflection 28 Parallax 55.2 28% 39 fps	MRender 27.1 Gravity 40.8 Splatting 34.4 28% 34.1 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2907 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 542 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 185 185 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 27 (C2) HDA temperature 69 45 236224512031 (F1) Unknown 100 100 135450
Poor: 60% Great: 101%
Hitachi HDS723020ALA640 2TB 565 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OAAU0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 89 (03) Spinup time 130 130 38686032350 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2756 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3028 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 599 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2756 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2756 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 193274904606 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	78.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 135 Mixed 82.3 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.13 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.33 120% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C10 4x8GB 546 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	MC Read 14.5 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 14.4 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.1 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 9.9 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 83%

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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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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	69x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	26x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	8x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	7x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	6x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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