MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 60% Gunboat	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 53.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32% 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)
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 (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7900
Motherboard	MSI A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '19 at 06:09
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	96%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)-$59 6,408 User benchmarks, average bench 51% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Memory 83.8 1-Core 51.1 2-Core 99.2 51% 78 Pts	4-Core 129 8-Core 158 18% 143 Pts	64-Core 162 10% 162 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% MSI(1462 3030) 2GB CLim: 1175 MHz, MLim: 1470 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 40.1 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 49.2 33% 42.1 fps	MRender 32.8 Gravity 34.5 Splatting 42.6 31% 36.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 91 25 27 28 27 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 47GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 68 97 91 78 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 81 Write 84.7 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 79.5 56% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 192% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 108%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 4GB 1,235 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 5.2 4.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	5.35% Terrible	Read 23 Write 2.7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 4.7 9% 8.73 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.35% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB 3,657 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 2134 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 12.7 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 3.7 SC Mixed 8.1 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 83%

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Typical A88X-G45 GAMING (MS-7900) Builds (Compare 110 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 48%

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Workstation 5%

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

CPU
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	31x
A10-6800K APU (2013 D.Ri)AMD $467Bench 51%, 11,295 samples	18x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	11x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	13x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	7x

SSD
S280 480GBKingdianBench 84%, 2,297 samples	8x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	4x
SSD Plus 120GBSanDisk $42Bench 58%, 87,912 samples	3x

RAM
M378B1G73QH0-CK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 29%, 7,106 samples	6x
F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL F3-12800CL9-4GBXL 16GBUnknownBench 51%, 517 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 49%, 26,466 samples	3x

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Value: 55% - Above average

Total price: $254

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $15	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