MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 (A85X) Motherboard Review

PCMark 7

PCMark 7 provides a set of 7 suites for measuring different aspects of PC performance with a high degree of accuracy. Overall system performance is measured by the PCMark Suite. The Lightweight Suite measures the capabilities of entry level systems and mobility platforms unable to run the full PCMark suite. Common use performance is measured by the Entertainment, Creativity and Productivity scenario suites. Component performance is measured by the Computation and Storage hardware suites. The Storage suite is ideal for testing SSDs and external hard drives in addition to the system drive.

Taking a look at overall system performance through use of PCMark7, the MSI board fell in the middle of the competitor boards, showing some strong results on the higher-end of the scale. The overclock increased the score quite dramatically by around 600 points.