MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	51.3% 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	77.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '17 at 20:09
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 9,821 User benchmarks, average bench 46% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 62.1 1-Core 60.3 2-Core 101 46% 74.5 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 143 24% 171 Pts	64-Core 191 12% 191 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3415) CLim: 1291 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 88.2 52% 73 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 62 Splatting 55.6 50% 61.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 16274 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1099 (A8) Unknown 100 100 10 (AA) Unknown 100 100 465 (AD) Unknown 100 100 13631771 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 782 (C2) HDA temperature 68 64 154619609120 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (DA) Unknown 100 100 4 (E7) Temperature 100 100 94 (E9) Unknown 100 100 45335 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 22950 (F2) Unknown 100 100 26642 (F4) Unknown 100 100 208 (F5) Unknown 100 100 283 (F6) Unknown 100 100 14243200	77.8% Very good	Read 494 Write 455 Mixed 471 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 13.2 86% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 13.3 39% 84.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 111%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 9GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6664 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 307 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 25 (AE) Unknown 100 100 186 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 62 163209805852 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13652619398 (F7) Unknown 100 100 426830773 (F8) Unknown 100 100 359179074 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1934 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	58.3% Above average	Read 402 Write 287 Mixed 196 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 12.1 68% 25.8 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 84.6 DQ Mixed 16.3 37% 78.3 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 99%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 12GB free Firmware: ML6OA180 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 105 (03) Spinup time 131 131 34387198372 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 420 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 146 146 29 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 42695 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 284 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 436 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 436 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 206159085596 (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	27% Poor	Read 44.7 Write 49.3 Mixed 49.4 36% 47.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.32 75% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.8% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 6.9 22% 7.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 8.1 18% 6.37 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 40%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	31x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	18x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	11x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	13x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	7x

SSD
S280 480GBKingdianBench 84%, 2,297 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	6x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 517 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	3x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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