MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	50.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160810
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '20 at 16:03
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51 29,887 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Memory 67.3 1-Core 64.8 2-Core 108 49% 80.2 Pts	4-Core 166 8-Core 172 22% 169 Pts	64-Core 166 10% 166 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 70.6 50% 62.4 fps	MRender 55.1 Gravity 51.1 Splatting 71.4 50% 59.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 0GB free Firmware: 1.01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 315 Write 286 Mixed 242 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 26.6 103% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 199 165% 238 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 104%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB 641 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 4.5 18 15 8.4 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 11% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 344GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 155 154 155 156 156 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 126 Mixed 78 SusWrite 153 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 112%
General UDisk 1GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.7 Write 23.5 Mixed 11 24% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 48% 4 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 8%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 1TB 3,701 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 215GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	8.85% Terrible	Read 24.7 Write 28.5 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 18 29% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 8.85% Great: 38%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 30 Write 29.3 Mixed 26 SusWrite 17.9 34% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 195% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-12800CL10-8GBXL 16GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.5% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 8 MC Mixed 13.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 6.7 SC Mixed 8.6 21% 7.37 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 52%

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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 6%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 6%

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

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	31x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	21x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	14x

GPU
Radeon HD 8570DAMDBench 4%, 8,328 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x
Radeon HD 8470DAMDBench 3%, 8,268 samples	11x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GBUnknownBench 38%, 2,343 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	4x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $179

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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