MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	5.07% 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 Drive	84% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	19.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '19 at 06:12
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88 21,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 74.3 1-Core 53.3 2-Core 93.9 48% 73.8 Pts	4-Core 104 8-Core 132 15% 118 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570D 8,328 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 7721) 256MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.07% Terrible	Lighting 7.37 Reflection 7.42 Parallax 7.06 6% 7.28 fps	MRender 2.38 Gravity 4.33 Splatting 4.78 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.07% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 500GB 3,936 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 403GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT41B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 326 337 343 352 341 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 426 Write 387 Mixed 331 SusWrite 333 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 37.9 120% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 192 145% 196 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 128%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 30GB free Firmware: 0001LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 50 51 52 52 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 1.8 Write 50.5 Mixed 2.3 SusWrite 50.5 19% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 61%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 566GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 82 82 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 83.2 Write 78.3 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 81.7 55% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR3 1600 2x8GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	MC Read 9.4 MC Write 4.5 MC Mixed 7.2 20% 7.03 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 8 20% 6.9 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 53%

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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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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) - $89

CPU
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	11x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	9x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	8x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	6x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	6x
HD 6870AMDBench 15%, 25,443 samples	4x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	4x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	3x
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	3x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 27,024 samples	2x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	2x

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Value: 33% - Below average

Total price: $240

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