MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	44.1% 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	60.7% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '18 at 07:03
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Memory 69.8 1-Core 24.9 2-Core 47 34% 47.2 Pts	4-Core 80.9 8-Core 157 14% 119 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.1% Average	Lighting 49.4 Reflection 62.8 Parallax 67.9 40% 60 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 56 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q300 Pro 256GB-$149 1,385 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 159GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 145 147 203 222 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 419 Write 374 Mixed 392 SusWrite 186 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 33.3 4K Mixed 24.2 78% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 185 139% 186 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 102%
Adata Premier Pro SP900 128GB-$40 2,820 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 49GB free Firmware: 6.0.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 102 101 129 105 98 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.2% Average	Read 276 Write 131 Mixed 170 SusWrite 110 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 22.6 81% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 80.5 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 100 76% 100 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 80%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 716GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 222 249 301 329 333 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 421 Write 386 Mixed 364 SusWrite 272 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 31.7 104% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 183 142% 195 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 475GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 131 132 133 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 130 Mixed 82.9 SusWrite 133 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 800GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 145 150 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 141 Write 137 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 148 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA STOR.E STEEL S 750GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 377GB free, PID 0b1b Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 25 26 26 26 27 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 28.5 Mixed 19.5 SusWrite 25.8 34% 25.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 4x4GB 1,859 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 13.7 35% 12.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 9.6 21% 7.27 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 63%

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Desktop 68%

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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 $139Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16