MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82.7% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	1.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '17 at 20:01
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A4-6300 APU-$51 10,924 User benchmarks, average bench 40% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 67.4 2-Core 103 55% 84.4 Pts	4-Core 102 8-Core 103 14% 102 Pts	64-Core 100 6% 100 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440 14,286 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 2308) 1GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	3.98% Terrible	Lighting 4.87 Reflection 5.88 Parallax 4.06 4% 4.94 fps	MRender 6.81 Gravity 4.97 Splatting 3.52 4% 5.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.98% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vector 128GB-$71 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 864 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 18 (AB) Unknown 80 80 18234704 (AE) Unknown 100 100 5 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 15 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 422 (F2) Unknown 100 100 411 (F9) Unknown 100 100 35515757	82.7% Excellent	Read 506 Write 396 Mixed 445 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 27.6 118% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.1 DQ Write 86.7 DQ Mixed 17.7 24% 41.8 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 849GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 194052576 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1372 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2519588 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 14967 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 92 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 59 571867163 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 82 82 37389 (C2) HDA temperature 27 41 64424509467 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -5536212836713 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8292719124 (F2) Unknown 100 253 118556743999	113% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 193 Mixed 163 140% 186 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.25 96% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL9-9-9 DDR3-1333 CL9-9-9 DDR3-1333 4GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1333, 1333 MHz 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29% Poor	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 7 MC Mixed 9.5 26% 9.27 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 7.6 SC Mixed 10 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 49%

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

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 $159Bench 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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16