MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.62% 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	72.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '18 at 13:50
Run Duration	317 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 118 54% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 200 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.8% 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) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.62% Terrible	Lighting 7.8 Reflection 8.77 Parallax 9.78 6% 8.78 fps	MRender 8.38 Gravity 6.83 Splatting 10.3 7% 8.51 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.62% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 13 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2940 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1978 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 43 (AE) Unknown 100 100 57 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 60 171799543837 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 37 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13312887825 (F7) Unknown 100 100 91587033 (F8) Unknown 100 100 294214094	72.9% Very good	Read 481 Write 322 Mixed 376 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 26.8 90% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 48.4 59% 103 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 97%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 577GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 70 47 9167 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8813 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7334 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 94 94 6453 (BF) G-sense error rate 76 76 251121 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 63 163209543705 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 114 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 17023 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 8976	63.4% Good	Read 88.8 Write 132 Mixed 122 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.36 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 75%
WD WD3200KS-00PFB0 320GB 3,103 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 187GB free Firmware: 21.00M21 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 170 5808 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15429 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12481 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 92 92 8974 (C2) HDA temperature 120 1 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	29.1% Poor	Read 49.6 Write 51.2 Mixed 61.9 41% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.4 108% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 36%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 179GB free, PID a00c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 79.6 Write 79.1 Mixed 63.7 94% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.21 62% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 45%
Generic Mass-Storage 16GB 1,710 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID null, Sandisk Ultra 16Gb Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 9.25 Write 12.4 Mixed 10.2 14% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 3.16 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 1.49 136% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-17000CL11-4GBXL F3-17000CL11-4GBXL 8GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 7.7 MC Mixed 15.8 39% 13.7 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 12.1 27% 9.43 GB/s	Latency 89.4 45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 8%

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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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Total price: $240

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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