MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20121009
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateOct 11 '16 at 16:44
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
67% Good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 55.9
2-Core 112
57% 87.2 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 317
34% 269 Pts
64-Core 308
19% 308 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67%
Great: 64%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Areca Media Set 8TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: R001 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 256GB
23GB free
Firmware: 1.10
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 791
Write 399
Mixed 431
119% 540 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 31.1
119% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 240
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 118
101% 151 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 100%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 272
Write 269
Mixed 234
194% 258 MB/s
4K Read 1.62
4K Write 2.57
4K Mixed 0.45
165% 1.55 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 155%
Great: 195%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
667, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
41.8% Average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 15.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.8
24% 8.3 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) - $190

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