MSI 790FX-GD70(MS-7577)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 56.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.6% 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.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Very high background CPU (81%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7577
MotherboardMSI 790FX-GD70(MS-7577)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20091224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 12 '17 at 09:39
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 81%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Memory 81.7
1-Core 46.9
2-Core 94.7
49% 74.4 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 187
25% 187 Pts
64-Core 188
12% 188 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
AMD(1002 0B00) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Relative performance (0th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 13.2
Reflection 7.38
Parallax 12
11% 10.9 fps
MRender 6.29
Gravity 21
Splatting 19
13% 15.5 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AA01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 74.7
Write 67.6
Mixed 74.2
54% 72.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.42
96% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 62%
WD WD1500ADFD-00NLR1 150GB
132GB free
Firmware: 20.07P20 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 77.9
Write 84.5
Mixed 74.8
59% 79 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.5
130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 47%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 7.6
MC Mixed 12.3
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8
20% 7 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 790FX-GD70(MS-7577) Builds (Compare 59 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI 790FX-GD70(MS-7577)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $264
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