MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.68% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20131206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '18 at 17:12
Run Duration	447 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5600K APU-$250 14,744 User benchmarks, average bench 49% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 83.4 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 114 56% 88.4 Pts	4-Core 205 8-Core 205 28% 205 Pts	64-Core 207 13% 207 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7560D 10,029 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 7721) 768MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.250.0.0 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	4.68% Terrible	Lighting 5.33 Reflection 8.04 Parallax 5.16 4% 6.18 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 4 Splatting 8.74 5% 6.21 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.68% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 112GB free Firmware: 8.05 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 63 55 165628471 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 245870790 (09) Power-on hours count 35 35 57259 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 567 (C2) HDA temperature 34 60 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 63 55 165628471 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	26.7% Poor	Read 44.2 Write 48.6 Mixed 49 36% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.32 4K Mixed 0.27 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 32%
WD WD3200AUDX-73AMG 320GB 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 139 131 4008 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1994 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12051 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 736 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 48 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1945 (C2) HDA temperature 112 105 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 36455 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	7.04% Terrible	Read 15.4 Write 9 Mixed 10.6 9% 11.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.14 4K Write 0.57 4K Mixed 0.08 26% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 7.04% Great: 68%
Verbatim STORE N GO 2GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 0300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.15% Terrible	Read 11.6 Write 3.47 Mixed 4.63 7% 6.58 MB/s	4K Read 2.91 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.01 11% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.15% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB 7,217 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.4% Below average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 11.9 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.9 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 59%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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