MSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	10.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '18 at 09:19
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^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, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	45.6% Average	Memory 78.4 1-Core 42.9 2-Core 39.5 40% 53.6 Pts	4-Core 72.6 8-Core 132 12% 102 Pts	64-Core 134 8% 134 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 105 115 105 99 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 50.6 Write 140 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 102 21% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.1 7% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 956GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 109 119 112 119 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 120 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 111 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 108%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 53.2 Write 13.8 Mixed 19.7 30% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 16% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33% Below average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 11.9 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 5.3 SC Mixed 9.4 20% 7.03 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 72%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical A88XM-E45 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 51%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

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

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	4x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	4x
A10-7800 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 41%, 15,719 samples	4x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	3x
Radeon HD 8570DAMDBench 4%, 8,328 samples	2x
Radeon HD 8670DAMDBench 5%, 5,822 samples	2x

SSD
M6S 128GBPlextor $106Bench 85%, 3,356 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	1x

RAM
CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GBCrucialBench 30%, 12,839 samples	2x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	1x

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Value: 35% - Below average

Total price: $259

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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