MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	50.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '18 at 18:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 70.3 2-Core 126 58% 93.7 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 417 40% 330 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 60.1 51% 63.2 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 57.2 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 323 345 261 208 348 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 408 Write 334 Mixed 286 SusWrite 296 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 35.9 119% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 43.2 38% 55.1 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 425GB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 85 92 92 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 145 Write 108 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 91.2 67% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 701GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 166 165 163 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 176 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 163 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%
SB X-Fi Go! 1GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 0% 1GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	0.3% Terrible	Read 0.5 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.6 1% 0.52 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 2% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.3% Great: 0%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 11.4 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 51%

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Gaming 36%

Jet ski

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 29%

Raft

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	69x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	26x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	22x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	9x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	8x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	7x
870 EVO 500GBSamsung $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples	5x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	8x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	7x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	6x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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