MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 51.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.67% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140314
Uptime38.9 Days
Run DateOct 19 '17 at 15:42
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-6790K APU (2013 D.Ri)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Memory 66.3
1-Core 74.4
2-Core 129
54% 90 Pts
4-Core 214
8-Core 187
27% 200 Pts
64-Core 221
14% 221 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8670D
MSI(1462 7721) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2401.1007
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.67% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 8.46
Parallax 8.12
6% 7.83 fps
MRender 5.38
Gravity 6.7
Splatting 8.39
6% 6.82 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.67%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 171
Write 136
Mixed 156
116% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.74
4K Mixed 0.16
68% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 88%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 Kingston KHX1866C10D3/8G 12GB
1600, 1866 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.1% Below average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 6
MC Mixed 11.1
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.7
23% 7.93 GB/s
Latency 111
36% 111 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 47%

 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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