MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics93.6% 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 Drive89.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '18 at 16:38
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 94.9
1-Core 80.7
2-Core 157
68% 111 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 502
49% 400 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 113
Parallax 120
99% 118 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 112
Splatting 91.7
83% 103 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Read 510
Write 455
Mixed 489
108% 485 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 35.7
107% 38.1 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 81.8
82% 132 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
173GB free
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 94.3
Write 121
Mixed 68.1
70% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 0.86
4K Mixed 0.51
84% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 88%
Toshiba External USB HDD 1TB
416GB free, PID a004
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
16.1% Very poor
Read 30.7
Write 30.6
Mixed 28.5
38% 29.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.25
64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 16.1%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
57% Above average
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 20
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 14.5
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) - $190

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