MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 57.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.1% 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	50.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7903
Motherboard	MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140318
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 00:11
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)-$467 11,295 User benchmarks, average bench 51% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	57.1% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 70.1 2-Core 124 56% 90.9 Pts	4-Core 208 8-Core 207 28% 208 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Sapphire(174B A003) CLim: 940 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 27 Parallax 46.8 31% 37.1 fps	MRender 26.2 Gravity 34.9 Splatting 33.6 26% 31.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 63 71 71 48 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 216 Write 185 Mixed 214 SusWrite 69 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 20.2 100% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 142 116% 163 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 34GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 167 171 174 170 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 314 Write 201 Mixed 266 SusWrite 168 53% 237 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 37.7 129% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 197 155% 213 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 374GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 145 146 147 145 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 166 Write 131 Mixed 76 SusWrite 146 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 114%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 161 160 160 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 159 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 160 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 158 159 161 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 154 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 158 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.8% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 11 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 10.5 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) Builds (Compare 47 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) - $121

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	12x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	7x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	7x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	8x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	4x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	2x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x

RAM
AG38G2130U2 AG38G2130U2 16GBUnknownBench 42%, 5 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 9,036 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GBKingstonBench 51%, 3,851 samples	2x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $293

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