MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
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 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics74.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150729
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 18 '17 at 21:34
Run Duration274 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 77%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
45.6% Average
Memory 70.8
1-Core 51.3
2-Core 86.9
45% 69.7 Pts
4-Core 113
8-Core 166
17% 139 Pts
64-Core 176
11% 176 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.1% Very good
Lighting 92.3
Reflection 94.8
Parallax 85
75% 90.7 fps
MRender 86.1
Gravity 87.7
Splatting 89.2
72% 87.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 526ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
52% Above average
Read 494
Write 183
Mixed 230
66% 302 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 10.5
59% 21.8 MB/s
DQ Read 92.8
DQ Write 75.8
DQ Mixed 10.6
28% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 52%
Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
38GB free
Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 493
Write 188
Mixed 253
68% 311 MB/s
4K Read 7.62
4K Write 42
4K Mixed 12.1
49% 20.6 MB/s
DQ Read 75.1
DQ Write 58.7
DQ Mixed 39.2
37% 57.7 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
373GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 113
Write 93.7
Mixed 74.3
70% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.28
90% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 70%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
627GB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 113
Write 115
Mixed 111
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 1.92
4K Mixed 0.23
101% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
91GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
45.3% Average
Read 94.1
Write 63.5
Mixed 64.9
56% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.16
4K Mixed 0.38
87% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 68%
Seagate ST3250620AS 250GB-$149
13GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
32% Below average
Read 62.7
Write 48.8
Mixed 54
42% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
70% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 32%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
30.9% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 15.1
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 6.8
17% 6.07 GB/s
Latency 99.5
40% 99.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 30.9%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) Builds (Compare 263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

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