MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 46.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	10% 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	70.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 01 '20 at 10:55
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Memory 70.4 1-Core 62.7 2-Core 111 50% 81.5 Pts	4-Core 132 8-Core 170 19% 151 Pts	64-Core 164 10% 164 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 250 5,461 User benchmarks, average bench 9% MSI(1462 3012) 2GB Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	10% Very poor	Lighting 12.8 Reflection 13.3 Parallax 17.8 10% 14.6 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 13.4 Splatting 11.6 9% 11 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 10% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 305 239 266 168 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 432 Write 307 Mixed 261 SusWrite 235 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 62.8 4K Mixed 24.3 95% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 178 144% 202 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$75 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 124 122 147 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 146 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 136 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 113%
JetFlash Transcend 64GB 3,351 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 28GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 23.5 Write 0.7 Mixed 10 11% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.3 79% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 32%
takeMS Mini 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 3% 11GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	4.42% Terrible	Read 17.3 Write 3.2 Mixed 4.1 SusWrite 3.7 7% 7.08 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 4.42% Great: 4%

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 below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20.2% Poor	MC Read 7.7 MC Write 6 MC Mixed 5.9 19% 6.53 GB/s	SC Read 3.8 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 6.5 15% 5.17 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 61%

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

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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 $150Bench 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

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