MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	39% 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	76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7903
Motherboard	MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150420
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '16 at 06:25
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51 29,887 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 73.4 2-Core 141 60% 99 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 219 26% 200 Pts	64-Core 216 13% 216 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6200 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39% Below average	Lighting 51 Reflection 48.3 Parallax 43.5 42% 47.6 fps	MRender 41.5 Gravity 44.1 Splatting 39.3 34% 41.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 27 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8889 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 900 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 95 95 167 (AE) Unknown 100 100 769 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 114 (C2) HDA temperature 67 59 176095035425 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 95 95 5 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 15994410343 (F7) Unknown 100 100 501114764 (F8) Unknown 100 100 884930979	76.4% Very good	Read 520 Write 180 Mixed 241 68% 314 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 28.9 119% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 15.9 60% 133 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 89%
Hitachi HCP725050GLA380 500GB 1,356 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 113GB free Firmware: GM4O Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 115 115 25791562061 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3906 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 54987 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 822 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6160 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6160 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 253403987997 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 3	44.3% Average	Read 79.7 Write 74.5 Mixed 72.3 57% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.44 104% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44 34,705 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 109GB free Firmware: 4.AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3870 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 12 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 312153394 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 22625 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1124 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 50 839974945 (C2) HDA temperature 33 50 73014444065 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 60 54 20863212 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	41.8% Average	Read 58.1 Write 87.5 Mixed 90.6 60% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.23 68% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-2133C9-4GXL F3-2133C9-4GXL 8GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2134, 2134 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 18.4 46% 16 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 8.6 SC Mixed 12.9 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 45%

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) - $121

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	12x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	7x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	7x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	8x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
AG38G2130U2 AG38G2130U2 16GBUnknownBench 42%, 5 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 9,036 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 3,851 samples	2x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $293

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16