MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 28 '18 at 20:09
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User PAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 93.6
1-Core 79.6
2-Core 159
67% 111 Pts
4-Core 276
8-Core 498
46% 387 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1102 MHz, MLim: 1703 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.4
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Lighting 73.1
Reflection 65.6
Parallax 85
60% 74.6 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 57.4
Splatting 83
58% 68.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 478GB
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 863
Write 690
Mixed 437
147% 663 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 54
4K Mixed 22.8
98% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 54.9
63% 108 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 112%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC32
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 107
Write 95.5
Mixed 98.5
76% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 0.96
4K Mixed 0.61
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58%
Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60
558GB free
Firmware: CC54
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
75.6% Very good
Read 128
Write 135
Mixed 146
104% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.17
68% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 96%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
437GB free
Firmware: 80.0
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 73.8
Write 52.7
Mixed 87.3
54% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.21
60% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 17.4
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 14.3
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $358
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