MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 09:31
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 53% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 92.6 1-Core 57.4 2-Core 115 57% 88.5 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 231 29% 222 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 62.2 56% 66.7 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 54.3 51% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 224 233 214 239 205 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 464 Write 210 Mixed 217 SusWrite 224 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 18.6 78% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 63.6 DQ Write 44.6 DQ Mixed 44.8 36% 51 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 76%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 29GB free Firmware: DXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 345 353 363 362 362 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 373 Mixed 286 SusWrite 358 83% 368 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 39.4 152% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 114 121% 198 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 110%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 238GB free Firmware: AADA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 154 115 168 168 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 904 Write 160 Mixed 260 SusWrite 156 80% 370 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 4.7 83% 19 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 193%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 44,050 User benchmarks, average bench 125% 238GB free Firmware: AADA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 743 771 817 817 823 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 1,037 Write 477 Mixed 752 SusWrite 771 170% 759 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 69.6 244% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 619 DQ Mixed 498 373% 487 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 193%
Maxtor 6 B300S0 300GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 48GB free Firmware: BANC SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 33 33 33 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 38 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 32.7 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.1 119% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 34%
Maxtor 6 L300S0 300GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 38GB free Firmware: BACE SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 47.3 Write 54 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 37.4 32% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.2 140% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.4% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 8.5 MC Mixed 13.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 7.7 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 61%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640) - $380

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	23x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	12x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	9x

GPU
HD 6850AMDBench 12%, 31,600 samples	6x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	5x
R9 380XAMD $120Bench 38%, 20,573 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	24x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	12x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	9x

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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 $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