MSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7893
MotherboardMSI 990FXA GAMING (MS-7893)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151224
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 31 '18 at 11:16
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9370-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Memory 70.7
1-Core 65
2-Core 104
50% 80.1 Pts
4-Core 210
8-Core 336
34% 273 Pts
64-Core 393
24% 393 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 5182) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 152
Parallax 124
105% 135 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 134
Splatting 114
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS1 00T1B0A-00H9H0 1TB
461GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X411
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 310 251 297 296 217 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 440
Write 424
Mixed 257
SusWrite 284
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 47.6
4K Mixed 30.9
105% 35 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 222
175% 243 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 95%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 184 188 184 186 188 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 151
Mixed 75
SusWrite 186
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
505% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%
Staples 4GB
4GB free, PID 5573
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 4 4.7 4 3.6 4.7 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Read 19.5
Write 12.5
Mixed 10.5
SusWrite 4
14% 11.6 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
90% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 11%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
40.2% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 13.5
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.4
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 99.9
40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 34%
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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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