MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34% 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)
Boot Drive	37.2% 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.

Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130412
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 14:19
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	BGD-User
Background CPU	81%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 77.2 1-Core 55 2-Core 103 50% 78.4 Pts	4-Core 192 8-Core 301 30% 246 Pts	64-Core 319 20% 319 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 44.2 Reflection 43.5 Parallax 41.6 36% 43.1 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 44.6 Splatting 29.4 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS240G2G0A-00JH30 240GB 541 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: T200818 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 11 11 22 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 295 Write 305 Mixed 238 SusWrite 20.7 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 26.4 4K Mixed 16.9 77% 23.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 26.7 DQ Mixed 19.5 16% 23.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 88%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 357GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 15 18 26 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 59 SusWrite 24.2 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 16GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 800, 800 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.3% Poor	MC Read 10.5 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.8 28% 9.83 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 8.4 22% 7.73 GB/s	Latency 85.9 46% 85.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 37: 4R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
37%	24%	63	301	201	60	12.6"	1600 900	AGO0001

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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