MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	47.4% 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	48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '17 at 19:19
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 19,875 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.7% Average	Memory 61 1-Core 50.3 2-Core 98.4 43% 69.9 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 152 18% 140 Pts	64-Core 154 10% 154 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% XFX(1682 9390) CLim: 1015 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7.2 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.4% Average	Lighting 56.7 Reflection 55.5 Parallax 80 46% 64.1 fps	MRender 55.1 Gravity 50.1 Splatting 72 50% 59.1 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 12249657 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 -137825500521612 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1881 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 219 (B1) Unknown 0 0 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 38 50 73017720870 (C2) HDA temperature 38 50 73017720870 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 12249657 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 12249657 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 12249657 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 13149 (EA) Unknown 0 0 12216 (F1) Unknown 0 0 12216 (F2) Unknown 0 0 13545	48.6% Average	Read 369 Write 124 Mixed 181 49% 225 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 60.6 4K Mixed 11.3 74% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 36.9 47% 82.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 73%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 57GB free Firmware: 3.CHL Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 93 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8802 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 506307265 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15496 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 6041 (B8) Unknown 100 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 242 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 49 639631398 (C2) HDA temperature 38 51 47244640294 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 63 58 157578740 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2	27.2% Poor	Read 46.3 Write 48.1 Mixed 47.5 36% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.25 80% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 38GB free Firmware: CC97 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 182328376 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3534 (05) Reallocated sector count 57 57 28408 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 112195358 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19440 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1785 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 84 755925909689 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 67 43 1301930246177 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 203 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7721 (C2) HDA temperature 33 57 51539607585 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 7 182328376 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 74006581487401 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1171547547 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3213867808	45.4% Average	Read 94.8 Write 63.5 Mixed 109 68% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 0.65 4K Mixed 0.17 46% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 74%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 18GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 155 154 5216 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4112 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19274 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2570 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4095 (C2) HDA temperature 112 95 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	34.5% Below average	Read 61.6 Write 58.2 Mixed 59.4 45% 59.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.35 98% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AG38G2130U2S AG38G2130U2S Corsair CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 Corsair CMY16GX3M2A2400C11 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1866, 1866, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.1% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 9.7 26% 9.03 GB/s	SC Read 3.5 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 5.5 14% 4.97 GB/s	Latency 125 32% 125 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 27%

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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 $37Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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