MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics36.2% 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)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 13 '22 at 20:12
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$47
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Memory 81.2
1-Core 43.9
2-Core 114
50% 79.8 Pts
4-Core 187
8-Core 231
27% 209 Pts
64-Core 236
15% 236 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Lighting 48.9
Reflection 40.7
Parallax 37
40% 42.2 fps
MRender 34.5
Gravity 38.5
Splatting 33.9
29% 35.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900613
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 194
Write 97.5
Mixed 79.5
27% 124 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 9.9
43% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 11
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 13.2
10% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
PNY USB 3.0 to SATA-¢ó 320GB
87GB free
Firmware: 7402
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 29 30 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 28.9
Write 29
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 28.8
20% 27.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 47%
Seagate BUP Slim 2TB
806GB free
Firmware: 0004
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 13
Write 11.5
Mixed 12.2
9% 12.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
66% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 CMX16GX3M2A1600C11 16GB
667, 800 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.3% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 8.4
MC Mixed 8
24% 8.33 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 7.9
22% 7.67 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

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