MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics8.83% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110825
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 06 '19 at 11:55
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 980
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Memory 75.5
1-Core 49.2
2-Core 104
48% 76.3 Pts
4-Core 160
8-Core 158
21% 159 Pts
64-Core 186
12% 186 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6700
XFX(1682 3143) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
8.83% Terrible
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 9.04
Parallax 9.59
9% 10.1 fps
MRender 8.81
Gravity 8.37
Splatting 10.6
8% 9.26 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.83%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
100GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 173 169 171 172 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 340
Write 333
Mixed 287
SusWrite 171
64% 283 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 51.4
4K Mixed 35.7
112% 37.5 MB/s
DQ Read 33.1
DQ Write 88.2
DQ Mixed 38
36% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
125GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 174 170 169 170 171 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
67% Good
Read 357
Write 338
Mixed 287
SusWrite 170
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 57.2
4K Mixed 38.5
126% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 34.3
DQ Write 92.6
DQ Mixed 43.3
39% 56.7 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 67%
Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
490GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 71 67 50 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 51.2
Write 53.7
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 59.8
40% 53.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
27.7% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 10.8
28% 9.63 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 6.7
16% 5.57 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI 990XA-GD55 (MS-7640)

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