MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 44.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7903
Motherboard	MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160818
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '16 at 00:24
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	TTO-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A6-7400K APU (2014 D.Ka) 8,083 User benchmarks, average bench 35% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	44.1% Average	Memory 71.6 1-Core 68.3 2-Core 103 51% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 98.4 8-Core 101 13% 99.9 Pts	64-Core 100 6% 100 Pts
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 45%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% EVGA(3842 2619) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 369.9 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.72% Terrible	Lighting 2.17 Reflection 2.42 Parallax 1.78 2% 2.12 fps	MRender 2.14 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 1.61 2% 2.04 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.72% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 274GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.1 Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 487 Write 412 Mixed 207 82% 369 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 13.9 67% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 18.6 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 20 33% 60.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 75%
Amd-raid Array 2 999GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 459GB free Firmware: 6.1 Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 192 Write 75.5 Mixed 64.8 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.85 171% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x4GB 3,851 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.1% Poor	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 7.2 MC Mixed 11.2 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.7 24% 8.37 GB/s	Latency 97.6 41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 78%

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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 $38Bench 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: $294

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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