MSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory3.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 08 '20 at 21:58
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.6% Above average
Memory 70.1
1-Core 67.7
2-Core 121
52% 86.3 Pts
4-Core 184
8-Core 171
24% 177 Pts
64-Core 202
12% 202 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
MSI(1462 3235) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 110
Parallax 108
83% 107 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 96.7
Splatting 91.7
77% 94.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 65 47 46 75 80 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 104
Write 108
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 60.6
61% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR3 1866 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.7% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 12.9
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 9.1
22% 7.8 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A55M-E33 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721) - $60

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $324
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