MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.62% 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 Drive	87.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7903
Motherboard	MSI A88XM GAMING (MS-7903) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160818
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '18 at 16:43
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 19,875 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 66.7 2-Core 130 55% 90.3 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 194 26% 196 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 25,284 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7903) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	7.62% Terrible	Lighting 9.43 Reflection 8.65 Parallax 12.4 8% 10.2 fps	MRender 8.33 Gravity 8.77 Splatting 9.91 8% 9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.62% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_m 550_EEFDDAW1T0MA 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7931 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2769 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 22 (AE) Unknown 100 100 176 (B4) Unknown 0 0 8892 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 70 52 206159413278 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 27661100699 (F7) Unknown 100 100 866216544 (F8) Unknown 100 100 514990523	87.6% Excellent	Read 496 Write 449 Mixed 452 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 24.2 112% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 16.8 51% 109 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%
C300-mtf DBAC256MAG 256GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 73GB free Firmware: B206 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12747 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5561 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 85 85 775 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 3105287045450 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 817 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 85 85 15 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	58.5% Above average	Read 351 Write 214 Mixed 264 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 73.6 4K Mixed 4.59 85% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 18.3 58% 127 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 63%
C400-mtf DDAK256MAM 256GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 55GB free Firmware: 0A09 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3931 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 49 (B2) Unknown 96 96 6 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 2 2 8725 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 10133749766 (F2) Unknown 100 100 14301118759	58.1% Above average	Read 436 Write 250 Mixed 325 74% 337 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 4.88 78% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 54.9 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 5.82 28% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBSR F3-17000CL11-4GBSR F3-17000CL11-4GBSR F3-17000CL11-4GBSR 16GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2134, 2134, 2134, 2134 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	41.3% Average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 9.2 MC Mixed 17.1 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10.9 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 72%

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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%

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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 $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 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: $291

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16