MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	8.72% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7903
Motherboard	MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160408
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '16 at 23:14
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka) 11,026 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 76.6 1-Core 65.4 2-Core 115 53% 85.7 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 171 22% 164 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 22,117 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7903) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 16.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.72% Terrible	Lighting 10.6 Reflection 12.3 Parallax 13.5 9% 12.1 fps	MRender 9.76 Gravity 9.67 Splatting 12.6 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.72% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blaze 120GB-$30 2,058 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM08.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4441 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 958 (A8) Unknown 100 100 5 (AA) Unknown 100 100 4294967520 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4390996 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 126 (DA) Unknown 100 100 43 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4458	54.8% Above average	Read 484 Write 222 Mixed 305 74% 337 MB/s	4K Read 12.5 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 7.56 58% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 22.6 42% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 66%
Generic S050 Hard drive 500GB 636 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 48GB free Firmware: MS1OA7M0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 91 (03) Spinup time 114 114 17192911050 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2026 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 7586 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1614 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2032 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2032 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 210454839329 (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	66.2% Good	Read 112 Write 118 Mixed 110 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.59 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.17 69% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Dark-2400 Dark-2400 8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2134, 2134 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 15.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 7 SC Mixed 10.4 24% 8.3 GB/s	Latency 87.1 46% 87.1 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 42%

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Typical A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

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 $84Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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