MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.66% 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.
Boot Drive	84.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '20 at 11:59
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka) 31,243 User benchmarks, average bench 42% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 68.3 1-Core 65.1 2-Core 116 51% 83.1 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 192 26% 193 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 22,117 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7721) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.66% Terrible	Lighting 7.83 Reflection 8.77 Parallax 9.88 6% 8.83 fps	MRender 8.33 Gravity 7.33 Splatting 10.2 7% 8.61 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.66% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 354 361 346 365 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 433 Write 352 Mixed 315 SusWrite 350 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 30.7 113% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 197 159% 225 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 129%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 116GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 136 131 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73% Very good	Read 120 Write 147 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 134 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.3 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 75%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB 3,103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 267GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 59 59 60 60 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 48.9 Write 47.9 Mixed 42 SusWrite 58.9 37% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 36%
ST325082 3A 250GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 166GB free, PID 3507 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 31 32 31 32 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.9% Very poor	Read 30.6 Write 30.9 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 31.4 40% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 8GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2134, 2134 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 16.5 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.3 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) - $89

CPU
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	11x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	9x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	8x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	6x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	6x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	4x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	4x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	3x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	3x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples	2x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	2x

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Value: 33% - Below average

Total price: $240

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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