MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	53.6% 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	44.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130926
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '16 at 05:03
Run Duration	338 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 78.1 2-Core 138 64% 102 Pts	4-Core 269 8-Core 466 44% 368 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 62.6 54% 67.2 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 62.9 Splatting 61.4 53% 65.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 59GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 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 (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 67525475827712 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 40 52 85902753832 (C2) HDA temperature 40 52 85902753832 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 68719476736 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294967023 (EA) Unknown 0 0 1 (F1) Unknown 0 0 1 (F2) Unknown 0 0 0	40.9% Average	Read 224 Write 195 Mixed 153 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 9.1 62% 22.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 79.9 DQ Mixed 8.04 19% 36.6 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 83%
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200 9,142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG20 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1126 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 470 (AA) Unknown 97 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 24 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 40 100 81607786536 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 24 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 133859 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 55 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 97 100 0 (E9) Unknown 91 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 133859 (F2) Unknown 100 100 159399 (F9) Unknown 100 100 46962	44.6% Average	Read 263 Write 210 Mixed 223 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 11.4 64% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 81.9 DQ Mixed 7.29 19% 37.9 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 95%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 47GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 135 131 4250 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4041 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19179 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 617 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 757 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 137 137 189547 (C2) HDA temperature 111 100 32 (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	60.3% Good	Read 92.8 Write 117 Mixed 35.5 60% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.2 83% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 85%
Hitachi HDS721075CLA332 750GB-$190 3,719 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 17GB free Firmware: JP3OA3BF Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 97 85 393216 (02) Throughput performance 136 100 95 (03) Spinup time 126 100 25788547388 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2071 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 132 44 34 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 40805 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1568 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 98 98 131072 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BC) Unknown 100 70 674383267560 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 53 572784676 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2192 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2192 (C2) HDA temperature 166 130 201864708132 (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	47% Average	Read 84.7 Write 79 Mixed 43.7 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.34 82% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 76%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 64GB 654 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 007a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	6.12% Terrible	Read 18.7 Write 11.6 Mixed 7.8 14% 12.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.63 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.01 14% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.12% Great: 8%
Seagate External Drive 160GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 33GB free, PID 0503 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 27.2 Write 26.5 Mixed 20.3 31% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.3 46% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series Kingston HP497157-C01-ELDWG Kingston HP497157-C01-ELDWG 12GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 800, 800, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	29.7% Poor	MC Read 9.7 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 8.7 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 9.4 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 33%

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Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	69x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	26x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $71Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	8x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	7x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	6x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $626

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16