MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive46.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130306
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '20 at 06:59
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 93.8
1-Core 78.7
2-Core 158
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 307
8-Core 478
48% 393 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD 6+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 463 473 352 306 471 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
46.7% Average
Read 373
Write 284
Mixed 148
SusWrite 416
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 13
4K Mixed 1.9
19% 7.03 MB/s
DQ Read 27.1
DQ Write 24.8
DQ Mixed 7.5
11% 19.8 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 52%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160
224GB free
Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1176 1177 1172 1173 1159 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
281% Outstanding
Read 1,269
Write 1,185
Mixed 1,232
SusWrite 1,171
274% 1,214 MB/s
4K Read 135
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 129
436% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 512
DQ Mixed 520
394% 528 MB/s
Poor: 302%
This bench: 281%
Great: 559%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.4% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 18.9
54% 18.7 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.8
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) - $190

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