MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34% 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	46.5% 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.

System	MSI MS-7640
Motherboard	MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121031
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 21:04
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^th 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 630 7,197 User benchmarks, average bench 45% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 73.8 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 87.3 44% 68.4 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 172 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 173 11% 173 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Nvidia(10DE 1033) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 37.4 Parallax 56.6 32% 44.5 fps	MRender 53.6 Gravity 48.5 Splatting 38.5 38% 46.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU635 240GB-$20 12,702 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA003R17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 229 238 242 240 235 MB/s Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.5% Average	Read 181 Write 103 Mixed 209 SusWrite 232 41% 181 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 21.4 74% 27.4 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 63.4 DQ Mixed 30.7 27% 38.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 97%
Intel X25-M 160GB 7,078 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 47GB free Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 94 97 97 99 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 210 Write 102 Mixed 121 SusWrite 94.9 29% 132 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 10 59% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 19.1 DQ Write 65.9 DQ Mixed 11.8 18% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	32.4% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 12.4 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 9.3 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 93 43% 93 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 9: 0R 0G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
9%	32%	28	225	138	60	23.5"	1920 1080	SPT08D5 E22

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70 (MS-7640) - $380

CPU
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples	23x
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples	12x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	9x

GPU
HD 6850AMDBench 12%, 31,600 samples	6x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	5x
R9 380XAMD $120Bench 38%, 20,573 samples	4x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	3x
840 120GBSamsung $109Bench 61%, 51,792 samples	2x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	24x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	12x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	9x

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Total price: $750

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 $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