MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	57.5% 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 Drive	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '18 at 11:51
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 142 60% 98.4 Pts	4-Core 250 8-Core 423 41% 337 Pts	64-Core 411 25% 411 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 104 55% 79.3 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 67.8 Splatting 87.7 62% 74.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32080RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 2924 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 957 (A5) Unknown 100 100 6906474531229 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 20 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 9 (AE) Unknown 100 100 95 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 55 46 231928234029 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 3521881637684 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1086 (EA) Unknown 100 100 11525 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4945 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4470 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	39.4% Below average	Read 454 Write 71.8 Mixed 126 47% 217 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 1.73 57% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.5 DQ Write 45.3 DQ Mixed 3.17 11% 24 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 78%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 903GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 176 3975 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1295 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 14526 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1259 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 121 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1173 (C2) HDA temperature 114 99 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	75.5% Very good	Read 133 Write 130 Mixed 123 97% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.12 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.52 149% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 308GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 127 127 12896764084 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1769 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4451 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1151 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1774 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1774 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 206159544353 (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 0	81.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 132 Mixed 123 102% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.17 64% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDS721025CLA382 250GB-$20 5,436 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 109GB free Firmware: JP1OA3FF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 104 (03) Spinup time 116 116 12897943748 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 6015 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 33 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 21681 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2960 (C0) Power-off retract count 95 95 6232 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 6232 (C2) HDA temperature 177 177 227633397791 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	63.1% Good	Read 104 Write 116 Mixed 106 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.26 4K Mixed 0.27 78% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3120026AS 120GB-$24 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 60GB free Firmware: 3.42 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 58 44 29736497 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3736 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 131085162 (09) Power-on hours count 20 20 70716 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1745 (C2) HDA temperature 31 54 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 58 43 29736497 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 50 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	25.6% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 49.5 Mixed 27 29% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.27 62% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G3D169DS3J.8FN Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 BLS4G3D169DS3J.8FN Hynix HMT325U6CFR8C-H9 12GB 800, 667, 800, 667 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.2 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 74.9 53% 74.9 ns

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	43x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	8x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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