MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.2% 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	32.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	21.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '19 at 07:05
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	42.1% Average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 24.7 2-Core 48.7 34% 47.6 Pts	4-Core 82.6 8-Core 135 13% 109 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 04E3) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.2% Below average	Lighting 34.4 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 58.7 28% 44.9 fps	MRender 50.3 Gravity 42 Splatting 36.3 34% 42.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 337 256 95 183 95 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	32.5% Below average	Read 87.1 Write 71.8 Mixed 72 SusWrite 204 25% 109 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 14.1 45% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 43.9 DQ Write 60.1 DQ Mixed 61.5 44% 55.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 102%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 854GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 108 109 110 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 90 Write 98.7 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 108 69% 93.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 85%
ST964032 0AS 640GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 451GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 28.8 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 17.2 33% 25 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 16%
ST310003 40AS 1TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 123GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 33.4 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 17.3 36% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 20%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 174 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2TB free, PID a0a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 154 155 154 154 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 176 Write 132 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 151 174% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2133 CL11 Series 2133 CL11 Series 1600EL Series 1600EL Series 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 800, 800, 533, 533 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.6% Below average	MC Read 11.9 MC Write 9.9 MC Mixed 12.4 33% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 5 SC Mixed 8 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 32%

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

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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	44x
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
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16