MSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 25%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 25.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics3.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131206
Uptime2 Days
Run DateMay 21 '16 at 23:36
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)-$119
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
25.2% Poor
Memory 20.2
1-Core 56
2-Core 97.8
30% 58 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 176
23% 175 Pts
64-Core 205
13% 205 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 370-$153
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.150.2211.0
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.54% Terrible
Lighting 4.27
Reflection 4.62
Parallax 5.38
4% 4.75 fps
MRender 4
Gravity 3.57
Splatting 5.48
4% 4.35 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 3.54%
Great: 23%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 122
Write 133
Mixed 137
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.18
70% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
466GB free
Firmware: 06.01D06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 126
Write 126
Mixed 115
92% 122 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
14.1% Very poor
MC Read 5.6
MC Write 3.3
MC Mixed 5.3
14% 4.73 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 3.8
15% 5.13 GB/s
Latency 319
12% 319 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-E45 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721) - $65

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 35% - Below average Total price: $259
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