MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics8.39% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMSI MS-7900
MotherboardMSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140211
Uptime14.8 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 19:36
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 750K-$45
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
33.5% Below average
Memory 43.3
1-Core 43.1
2-Core 83.5
34% 56.6 Pts
4-Core 138
8-Core 142
19% 140 Pts
64-Core 132
8% 132 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250
PwrHis(1787 2012) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
8.39% Terrible
Lighting 10.7
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 14
9% 12.1 fps
MRender 8.24
Gravity 10.1
Splatting 9.83
8% 9.4 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.39%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S064G 63GB
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.2.0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 350
Write 158
Mixed 63.5
41% 191 MB/s
4K Read 11.6
4K Write 9.3
4K Mixed 5.4
29% 8.77 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 8.2
DQ Mixed 12.5
11% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 47%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
88GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 95 107 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
35.9% Below average
Read 25
Write 112
Mixed 49
SusWrite 100
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 35.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Vulcan-1600 Vulcan-1600 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
25.7% Poor
MC Read 12.3
MC Write 6.1
MC Mixed 10
27% 9.47 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 5.2
SC Mixed 6
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 187
21% 187 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) - $119

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $254
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