MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	38.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '18 at 06:44
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 59.4 2-Core 122 54% 87.1 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 330 33% 268 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT 20,826 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 1693) 512MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8593 Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	4.34% Terrible	Lighting 5.53 Reflection 7.81 Parallax 2.12 4% 5.16 fps	MRender 5.86 Gravity 4 Splatting 4.87 4% 4.91 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.34% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LF128HCHP-000 128GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7007 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1742 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 95 95 91 (AE) Unknown 99 99 257 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1071 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 49 41 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 27 (E9) Unknown 95 95 16013851 (F1) Unknown 99 99 5390 (F2) Unknown 99 99 5511 (F9) Unknown 99 99 11648	38.7% Below average	Read 459 Write 37.2 Mixed 136 45% 211 MB/s	4K Read 17 4K Write 28.5 4K Mixed 8.32 52% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 21.6 28% 53.2 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 60%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 146GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 179 7916 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2488 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 72 72 20473 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1816 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 583 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 171 171 88854 (C2) HDA temperature 115 100 37 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81.1% Excellent	Read 149 Write 134 Mixed 136 105% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 2.54 4K Mixed 0.29 104% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 76GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 165 165 6716 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 307 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2493 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 230 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 59 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5201 (C2) HDA temperature 115 103 35 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	62.6% Good	Read 116 Write 102 Mixed 102 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.29 111% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 96%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 29GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 203 179 6841 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2015 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 17152 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1626 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 540 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 31020 (C2) HDA temperature 114 98 38 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53% Above average	Read 98.4 Write 86.3 Mixed 121 78% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.21 74% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 87%
WD Elements 500GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 435GB free, PID 13fd Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 104 Write 98.1 Mixed 10.1 81% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.42 4K Mixed 0.17 56% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 1,409 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.4% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 15 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 10.4 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 104%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	43x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	8x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16