MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 13.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics3.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7376
MotherboardMSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100621
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '21 at 23:43
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom 9600
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Memory 4.25
1-Core 33.8
2-Core 68
17% 35.4 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 133
18% 134 Pts
64-Core 131
8% 131 Pts
Poor: 10%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 26%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.48% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 6.3
Parallax 4.3
3% 4.93 fps
MRender 3.9
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 5.1
4% 4.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.48%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 86 87 90 87 87 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 137
Write 115
Mixed 124
SusWrite 88.3
26% 116 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 19.5
63% 21.2 MB/s
DQ Read 121
DQ Write 89.8
DQ Mixed 76.8
65% 95.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 61%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
229GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 107 105 105 107 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 69.3
Write 65.4
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 106
53% 72.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%
Seagate Expansion HDD 1TB
776GB free
Firmware: 1901
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 28 27 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
15.7% Very poor
Read 26.7
Write 27.4
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 27.6
20% 27 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 15.7%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x2GB
4 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR2
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.8% Very poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 8.4
21% 7.27 GB/s
SC Read 3.6
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 4.4
11% 3.77 GB/s
Latency 461
9% 461 ns
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376) Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

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