MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.2% 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	27.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '18 at 12:53
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	77%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 71 2-Core 140 61% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 422 41% 339 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 52.6 Reflection 46 Parallax 65.5 43% 54.7 fps	MRender 47.1 Gravity 40.6 Splatting 58.9 41% 48.9 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 19 20 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 329 Write 41 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 17.4 22% 103 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 9.7 4K Mixed 9.3 43% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 17 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 10.8 9% 12.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 56%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 64GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 142 142 142 140 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 369 Write 280 Mixed 264 SusWrite 168 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 38.3 133% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 41.1 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 51.4 45% 64.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 108%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 233GB free Firmware: SC11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 20 20 17 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 153 Write 153 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 18 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 100%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 85GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 29.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 29.9 39% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	44.4% Average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.6 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.9 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 54%

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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%

Battle cruiser

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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