MSI A88XM-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A88XM-E45 V2 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160810
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '17 at 05:35
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$175 12,658 User benchmarks, average bench 43% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 71.3 1-Core 67 2-Core 122 53% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 193 8-Core 183 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 185 12% 185 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 7260) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Lighting 26.6 Reflection 30 Parallax 31.4 22% 29.3 fps	MRender 28 Gravity 23.7 Splatting 32.8 24% 28.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SUV400S37120G 120GB 965 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1790 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 102 (64) Unknown 100 100 1071584 (65) Unknown 100 100 184112 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 51 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 631 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 678 (B7) Unknown 99 99 8 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 100 184685101086 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1942 (EA) Unknown 100 100 943 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1557 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1557 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	52.7% Above average	Read 454 Write 196 Mixed 221 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 27.3 4K Mixed 9.1 60% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 73.5 DQ Mixed 26.7 44% 88.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 477GB free Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 242715370 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10839 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 124280472 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 18776 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 90 10894 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032867 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 70 55 571867166 (C2) HDA temperature 30 45 -8589934562 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 9 242715370 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 125271311146034 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2047309589 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1022372497	60.7% Good	Read 112 Write 99.5 Mixed 103 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.65 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.8% Below average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 15.3 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8.2 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 98.5 41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 63%

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Desktop 56%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

CPU
A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 15,487 samples	3x
A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 46%, 9,821 samples	3x
A10-7890K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $889Bench 47%, 6,638 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	5x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	4x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	2x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	2x
SSDNow UV400 120GBKingston $35Bench 67%, 80,916 samples	1x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $115Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	1x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x4GBKingstonBench 27%, 3,140 samples	1x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	1x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $87

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