MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '22 at 13:35
Run Duration	299 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 112 53% 84.2 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 229 27% 208 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 60,212 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 8A90) ≥ 4GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	2.89% Terrible	Lighting 3.3 Reflection 4.3 Parallax 1.9 3% 3.17 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 4.7 Splatting 3.5 3% 4.07 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.89% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 600A SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 87 81 81 69 86 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 354 Write 120 Mixed 164 SusWrite 78.7 39% 179 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 52.7 4K Mixed 27.3 96% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 82.1 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 101 78% 103 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 321GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 116 129 126 123 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 89.6 Write 132 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 127 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 109%
Hitachi HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 24GB free Firmware: JA0O SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 73 74 72 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 37.4 Write 57.5 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 73.2 34% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 59%
Seagate ST750LM022 HN-M750MBB 750GB 31,958 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 699GB free Firmware: 2AR1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 107 108 108 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 70.4 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 106 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 57%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 890GB free Firmware: 2BA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 110 110 110 110 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 72.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 108 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 59%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 7GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 72.6 Write 10.9 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 11 28% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.4 151% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 22%
ST310005 24AS 1TB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 260GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 107 110 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 79.9 Write 115 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 109 133% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 47%
WD 325AS External 320GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 16GB free, PID 1010 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 33 34 34 34 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 33.6 Write 33.5 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 33.3 42% 31.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1866C10D3/4G Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 KHX1866C10D3/4G Corsair CMZ4GX3M1A1600C9 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 933, 667, 933, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 7.3 SC Mixed 10.7 26% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 85.2 47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 47%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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