MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	1280 x 960 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 07 '19 at 13:06
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 49.6 2-Core 76.1 46% 68 Pts	4-Core 185 8-Core 235 27% 210 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD720 128GB 494 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 111 119 117 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 387 Write 126 Mixed 185 SusWrite 117 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 25.8 73% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 143 114% 162 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 82%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 10 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 27.1 Write 7.7 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 10 17% 14.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.5 103% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 17%
Patriot Memory 4GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free, PID 3100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.3 6.5 7.2 7 6 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	5.9% Terrible	Read 20.9 Write 7.5 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.9 12% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 27% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.9% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45% Average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.6 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 67%

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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 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 14%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI 990FXA-GD80 (MS-7640) - $190

CPU
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	70x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	43x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	52x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	7x
GTX 660Nvidia $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples	6x

SSD
S510 120GBAdataBench 67%, 690 samples	53x
BX200 240GBCrucial $36Bench 76%, 36,559 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	6x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	26x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	6x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	5x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,053

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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