MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Surfboard


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 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 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	34.9% 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	63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit barev,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160408
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 11:28
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	31%

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 A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 9,821 User benchmarks, average bench 46% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	47% Average	Memory 57.8 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 136 51% 89.2 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 223 28% 215 Pts	64-Core 225 14% 225 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 45.6 Reflection 42.5 Parallax 39.7 37% 42.6 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 34.8 30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.Y SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 219 233 176 237 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 339 Write 286 Mixed 247 SusWrite 227 62% 275 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 29.4 77% 34.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 60.5 97% 187 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 251GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 110 120 143 142 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 186 Write 147 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 123 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 251GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 83 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 88.5 Write 78.6 Mixed 48.2 SusWrite 82 54% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.5% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 8.6 MC Mixed 13.7 37% 12.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 134 30% 134 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 79%

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Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	31x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	18x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	11x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	13x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	7x

SSD
S280 480GBKingdianBench 84%, 2,297 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	6x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 517 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	3x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16