MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 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 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130306
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '17 at 17:10
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 84.7 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 129 59% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 266 31% 241 Pts	64-Core 282 18% 282 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PwrHis(1787 201C) 3GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.8.1 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 36.6 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 34.5 30% 32 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 43.7 Splatting 36 30% 35.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 313GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 173 2100 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12312 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 47 47 38792 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 328 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 269 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 12042 (C2) HDA temperature 110 101 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 200 192 77923 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	77.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 131 Mixed 103 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.39 4K Mixed 0.25 103% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 156GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2013 (03) Spinup time 128 121 6583 (04) Start/Stop count 1 1 100087 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 1 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 16 16 61640 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 17 17 83816 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 83516 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 50 50 450514 (C2) HDA temperature 117 102 30 (C4) Reallocation count 199 199 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 34 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 34 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 18	44.6% Average	Read 77.4 Write 77.9 Mixed 20.9 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.2 68% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 59%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 152 149 3391 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1919 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 14 14 62953 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1697 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 494 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1919 (C2) HDA temperature 107 97 36 (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 3 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	56.2% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 97.1 Mixed 37 57% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.31 86% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 10,150 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.3% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 15.9 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.8 28% 9.67 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 63%

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Typical 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

CPU
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	8x
FX-6100AMD $68Bench 54%, 44,863 samples	7x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	6x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	5x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	3x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	2x

SSD
CS900 120GBPNY $25Bench 69%, 42,924 samples	3x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	2x
320 Series 160GBIntel $149Bench 42%, 13,029 samples	1x

RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	9x
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 1,102 samples	3x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $854

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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