MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7640
MotherboardMSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110919
Uptime3 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '18 at 02:15
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
58.5% Above average
Memory 83.2
1-Core 51.6
2-Core 90.3
50% 75 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 330
31% 257 Pts
64-Core 301
19% 301 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 11.9
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 9.94
10% 11.8 fps
MRender 16.6
Gravity 12.2
Splatting 16
12% 14.9 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 134
Write 140
Mixed 132
102% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.24
100% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
45.7% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 15.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 8.4
SC Mixed 11.6
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 177 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) - $300

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $627
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