MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
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 60.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics76.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime9.6 Days
Run DateNov 04 '17 at 14:13
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
60.8% Good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 68.2
2-Core 120
56% 90.2 Pts
4-Core 216
8-Core 328
34% 272 Pts
64-Core 345
21% 345 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 98.6
Reflection 102
Parallax 100
80% 100 fps
MRender 86.9
Gravity 90.2
Splatting 74.5
68% 83.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 504
Write 329
Mixed 344
87% 392 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 38.6
4K Mixed 9.54
72% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 93.5
DQ Mixed 45.9
58% 105 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 101%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 1AG0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
48% Average
Read 72.6
Write 94.4
Mixed 90.1
65% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.44
106% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 48%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.2% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 15.4
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 10.3
25% 8.7 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $358
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