MSI 870A-G54 (FX)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


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 60.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.5% 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	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7599
Motherboard	MSI 870A-G54 (FX) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121127
Uptime	38.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '24 at 11:34
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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 FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 56.5 2-Core 78.3 49% 72.4 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 334 34% 272 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6970 9,594 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2370) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	25.5% Poor	Lighting 34.8 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 31.6 28% 32.9 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 28.1 Splatting 20.7 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 22%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$53 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 324 315 300 305 303 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 365 Write 320 Mixed 331 SusWrite 307 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 24.4 88% 29.8 MB/s	DQ Read 29.9 DQ Write 60.6 DQ Mixed 35.7 30% 42.1 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 CMT8GX3M2A1866C9 CL9-10-9 DDR3-1866 CL9-10-9 DDR3-1866 16GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.9% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 17.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13.2 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns

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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	63	53	60	21.5"	1280 720	DELA0D8 DELL P2217H

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Gaming 18%

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Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 13%

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Motherboard: MSI 870A-G54 (FX)

CPU
FX-4300AMD $73Bench 52%, 55,454 samples	3x
FX-6300AMD $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	3x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	2x
Radeon HD 6570AMDBench 5%, 19,220 samples	2x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	1x

SSD
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	1x

RAM
Team-Elite-1600 DDR3-1333 16GBUnknownBench 31%, 3 samples	2x
s ST25664BA1339.8FMD ST25664BA1339.8FMD 8GBUnknownBench 41%, 3 samples	2x
99U5471-012.A00LF 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 7,477 samples	1x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $132

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16