MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 45.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.15% 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 Drive70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '17 at 16:02
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
45.4% Average
Memory 72.6
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 112
53% 85.3 Pts
4-Core 108
8-Core 111
15% 110 Pts
64-Core 88.5
6% 88.5 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 45.4%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Gigabyte(1458 365D) 2GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
9.15% Terrible
Lighting 10.2
Reflection 9.46
Parallax 11.7
8% 10.5 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 12.4
Splatting 13.2
11% 13.1 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 9.15%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 460A 240GB-$177
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 471
Write 430
Mixed 455
101% 452 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 70
4K Mixed 11
80% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 21.3
DQ Write 75.4
DQ Mixed 13.8
21% 36.8 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.1% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 4.6
MC Mixed 7.5
21% 7.47 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 8.3
19% 6.57 GB/s
Latency 95.5
42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A78M-E35 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721) - $63

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $179
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