MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 990FXA-GD65 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130312
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '17 at 21:37
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 93 1-Core 73.8 2-Core 142 64% 103 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 398 40% 326 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.10.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27% Poor	Lighting 27.2 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 24.4 22% 28.4 fps	MRender 51.2 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 49.6 36% 44 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 17428 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2168 (B1) Unknown 91 91 305 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 58 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 3 (EB) Unknown 99 99 306 (F1) Unknown 99 99 42590815870	64.3% Good	Read 396 Write 318 Mixed 305 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 20.1 90% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 59.9 DQ Mixed 17.5 21% 35 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 116%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 135GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 97 83 8175 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11177 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 18984 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2385 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 178 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 155 155 136222 (C2) HDA temperature 118 107 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 120 2818 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.8% Below average	Read 63.9 Write 60.9 Mixed 56.9 46% 60.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.09 4K Mixed 0.22 62% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 62GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 76 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896895157 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9920 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13300 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1359 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 9928 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 9928 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 176094576668 (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 200 200 0	54.2% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 94.7 Mixed 103 74% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.18 71% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4GBH2X02E99924-165 1600EL Series 4GBH2X02E99924-165 1600EL Series 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	49.9% Average	MC Read 20 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 18.1 50% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 9.1 SC Mixed 13.7 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 50%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 29%

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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 $57Bench 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 $60Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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