MSI KA790GX (MS-7551)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.69% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	21.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7551
Motherboard	MSI KA790GX (MS-7551) (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20100928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '21 at 15:33
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom 9950 2,150 User benchmarks, average bench 46% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Memory 66 1-Core 30.5 2-Core 53.5 35% 50 Pts	4-Core 113 8-Core 116 15% 115 Pts	64-Core 136 8% 136 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200 6,989 User benchmarks, average bench 2% XFX(1682 5230) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	1.69% Terrible	Lighting 2.1 Reflection 2.5 Parallax 2 2% 2.2 fps	MRender 2 Gravity 2 Splatting 2 2% 2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.69% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 82 80 90 92 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.2% Poor	Read 118 Write 99.7 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 86.2 22% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 8.1 30% 10.4 MB/s	DQ Read 27.8 DQ Write 65.6 DQ Mixed 36.3 31% 43.2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 171GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 76 72 80 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 87 Write 93.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 77.6 56% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 70%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 287GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 72 70 77 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 97.4 Write 79.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 74.5 55% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 69%
Seagate FreeAgentDesktop 750GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 332GB free, PID 3000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 19 19 20 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 20 Write 19 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 19.1 26% 19.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB 28h DDR2 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 8.3 21% 7.2 GB/s	SC Read 3 SC Write 4.3 SC Mixed 4.4 11% 3.9 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 45%

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

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Typical KA790GX (MS-7551) Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 48%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI KA790GX (MS-7551)

CPU
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	3x
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	2x
Phenom II X4 940AMDBench 49%, 3,675 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 440NvidiaBench 4%, 14,286 samples	2x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples	1x
GTX 460Nvidia $203Bench 12%, 31,648 samples	1x

SSD
SU650 480GBAdata $89Bench 69%, 17,796 samples	1x
Vertex 3 240GBOCZ $80Bench 77%, 4,893 samples	1x
Vertex 4 128GBOCZ $215Bench 88%, 19,372 samples	1x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	8x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	1x

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Value: 16% - Very poor

Total price: $89

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