MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 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 51.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	94.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	40.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7893
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893) (all builds)
Memory	0.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151224
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '21 at 02:30
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8370-$175 34,720 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Memory 66.2 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 123 51% 84.8 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 314 31% 255 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% PNY(196E 138E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.1% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 110 Parallax 128 99% 120 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 85.7 84% 106 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDS2512GB 512GB 71 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0722A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 211 259 9.7 207 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 418 Write 326 Mixed 320 SusWrite 153 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 14.8 4K Mixed 10.4 42% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 38.8 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 16.4 15% 23.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 122GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 193 209 210 192 215 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 400 Write 364 Mixed 311 SusWrite 209 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 28 4K Mixed 26.7 87% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 109 83% 115 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 124%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 38GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 54 61 58 58 58 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	37.5% Below average	Read 233 Write 178 Mixed 157 SusWrite 63.4 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 29.8 4K Mixed 14.6 63% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 90.4 DQ Mixed 33.5 49% 92.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 78%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 192GB free Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 166 99 123 88 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 404 Write 269 Mixed 161 SusWrite 134 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 9.6 40% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 93.9 DQ Write 80.3 DQ Mixed 86.9 65% 87 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUP722020APA330 2TB 418 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 433GB free Firmware: JKAOA36C SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 101 102 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 75.9 Write 78.8 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 99.3 55% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 71%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 767GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 95 94 95 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 132 Write 119 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 92.6 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE641 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 36 37 37 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.5% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 35.8 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 35.4 48% 35.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Vulcan-2133 Vulcan-2133 Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 667, 667, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.3% Very poor	MC Read 6.8 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 5.8 19% 6.5 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 4.8 SC Mixed 1.7 12% 4.07 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 20%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	121x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	44x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	16x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	8x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $358

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16