MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130926
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '18 at 00:24
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	68%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 77.8 1-Core 66.5 2-Core 123 55% 89.1 Pts	4-Core 199 8-Core 424 36% 312 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 60.9 39% 47.1 fps	MRender 30.9 Gravity 47.2 Splatting 40 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1416 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1306 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 69 (A3) Unknown 100 100 22 (A4) Unknown 100 100 82569 (A5) Unknown 100 100 125 (A6) Unknown 100 100 33 (A7) Unknown 100 100 78 (A8) Unknown 100 100 2000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 15 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 110 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 137555 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 369809 (F2) Unknown 100 100 464059 (F5) Unknown 100 100 660552	62.6% Good	Read 392 Write 347 Mixed 336 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 46.5 4K Mixed 15.8 79% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23.7 DQ Write 83.2 DQ Mixed 16.4 23% 41.1 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 103%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 67GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7876 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1149 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 63 (AE) Unknown 100 100 207 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2593 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1466 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 45 236224053283 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 127 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13908763531 (F7) Unknown 100 100 434681953 (F8) Unknown 100 100 301832551	55.8% Above average	Read 295 Write 308 Mixed 227 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 15.4 77% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30.5 DQ Write 75.5 DQ Mixed 16.7 23% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 113%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 30GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2153 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 377 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 20 (AE) Unknown 100 100 147 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 51 210454183968 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 8761 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5367242610 (F7) Unknown 100 100 167907285 (F8) Unknown 100 100 109673042 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1262 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	46.9% Average	Read 301 Write 248 Mixed 218 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 11.1 61% 20.5 MB/s	DQ Read 21.1 DQ Write 60 DQ Mixed 11.9 17% 31 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 95%
Lacie Rikiki USB 3.0 1TB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 453GB free Firmware: 1053 Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 20.6 Write 24.8 Mixed 22.6 17% 22.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.02 58% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 59%
ST950032 5AS 500GB 201 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 438GB free, PID 1057 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 30.3 Write 29.4 Mixed 28.6 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.99 4K Mixed 0.25 43% 0.51 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D18ADS3.16FE 2x8GB 2,913 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	46.1% Average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.3 SC Mixed 7.9 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 72%

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) - $300

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	69x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	26x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $60Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	8x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	7x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	6x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $627

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 $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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