MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics52.9% 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 Drive68.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150414
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 30 '21 at 10:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 78.4
2-Core 145
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 267
8-Core 461
44% 364 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
PwrHis(1787 2342) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Lighting 69.2
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 93.6
56% 78.5 fps
MRender 63.4
Gravity 65.6
Splatting 44.9
46% 58 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 369 166 174 171 174 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 408
Write 384
Mixed 276
SusWrite 228
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 60.9
4K Mixed 32.3
114% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 86.9
DQ Mixed 38.8
35% 52 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 100%
Seagate ST3808110AS 80GB-$33
66GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 71 71 71 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 69
Write 69.5
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 70.3
47% 64.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Vulcan-1866 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
54.9% Above average
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 19.7
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 14.7
34% 12.1 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $627
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