MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	10.6% 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 Drive	41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7376
Motherboard	MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376) (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100621
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '23 at 04:14
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 945 12,746 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.35 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 82.3 1-Core 48.1 2-Core 98.3 50% 76.2 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 175 24% 176 Pts	64-Core 182 11% 182 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 58%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5770 37,602 User benchmarks, average bench 10% XFX(1682 2991) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Lighting 14.3 Reflection 13.4 Parallax 13 12% 13.6 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 11.5 Splatting 9.5 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 11%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU670 250GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: XD0R0241 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 171 170 177 177 178 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	41.5% Average	Read 130 Write 164 Mixed 140 SusWrite 172 34% 152 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 33.6 4K Mixed 22.7 78% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 23.5 DQ Write 50.2 DQ Mixed 30.9 25% 34.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR2 Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	30.2% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 10.9 29% 10.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.3 20% 7.17 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	60	20"	1280 720	HWP299F HP W2072a

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Typical K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376) Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI K9A2 Platinum (MS-7376)

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	1x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	1x
Phenom II X6 1100TAMD $340Bench 59%, 12,769 samples	1x

GPU
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	2x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	1x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples	1x

SSD
870 Evo 250GBSamsung $31Bench 101%, 14,082 samples	1x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	1x
Spark 128GBPatriotBench 61%, 1,967 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	1x
4x1GBUnknownBench 18%, 54,972 samples	1x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $114

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16