MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 2% 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 45.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	1.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140314
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 18:29
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 A4-4000 APU-$171 6,528 User benchmarks, average bench 39% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Memory 78.2 1-Core 55.1 2-Core 85.5 48% 72.9 Pts	4-Core 82.2 8-Core 81.8 11% 82 Pts	64-Core 74.8 5% 74.8 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 50%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7480D 8,289 User benchmarks, average bench 2% MSI(1462 7721) 768MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.250.0.0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.92% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 3.7 Parallax 2.2 2% 2.73 fps	MRender 2.3 Gravity 2 Splatting 2.9 2% 2.4 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.92% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: X2316RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 219 197 192 194 187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 359 Write 258 Mixed 199 SusWrite 194 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 23.9 101% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 120 108% 165 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BA160B.C16F 1x4GB 1,377 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20% Poor	MC Read 8.6 MC Write 4.7 MC Mixed 6.8 19% 6.7 GB/s	SC Read 2.2 SC Write 2.7 SC Mixed 3.8 8% 2.9 GB/s	Latency 84 48% 84 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 34%

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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%

Tree trunk

Desktop 50%

Yacht

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

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 $38Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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