MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
SystemMSI MS-7900
MotherboardMSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141212
Uptime2 Days
Run DateDec 08 '17 at 02:10
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 67.3
1-Core 66
2-Core 128
52% 87.2 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 201
27% 201 Pts
64-Core 192
12% 192 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7900) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.11.1
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
5.9% Terrible
Lighting 7.27
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 9.62
6% 8.26 fps
MRender 6
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 8.13
6% 6.98 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.9%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
677GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.5% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 151
Mixed 157
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.18
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.26
115% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M1A1600C9 CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
24.9% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 7.9
MC Mixed 8.2
24% 8.43 GB/s
SC Read 5.8
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 7.4
19% 6.57 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 24.9%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $254
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