MSI A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics19.5% 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 Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150420
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 24 '17 at 21:28
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon X4 880K-$105
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
53.5% Above average
Memory 71.1
1-Core 72.1
2-Core 131
55% 91.4 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 210
28% 209 Pts
64-Core 211
13% 211 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100
Sapphire(174B E322) 2GB
CLim: 1060 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Lighting 23.2
Reflection 29.3
Parallax 27.3
19% 26.6 fps
MRender 22.7
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 31.2
21% 24.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 480
Write 305
Mixed 325
82% 370 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 36.6
4K Mixed 7.74
67% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 22.5
DQ Write 42.7
DQ Mixed 7.59
13% 24.3 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 89%
Seagate ST3250310CS 250GB-$33
173GB free
Firmware: 3.ACD Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 86.2
Write 99.7
Mixed 86.5
68% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.42
85% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
37.2% Below average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 14.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 11
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 98.9
40% 98.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

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