MSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	8.65% 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	91.4% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141020
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '21 at 12:03
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Memory 62.2 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 121 50% 83.8 Pts	4-Core 204 8-Core 203 27% 204 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% Device(0000 0000) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1025 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	8.65% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 14.6 Parallax 7.9 8% 10.7 fps	MRender 15.6 Gravity 11.4 Splatting 10.8 10% 12.6 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.65% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-000H1 256GB 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV01H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 247 252 250 250 254 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 412 Mixed 365 SusWrite 251 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 44.8 147% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 258 194% 259 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 122%
Samsung MZ7TY256HDHP-000H1 256GB 398 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 0GB free Firmware: MAT01H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 182 169 211 196 208 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 426 Write 330 Mixed 290 SusWrite 195 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 38.4 130% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 224 168% 223 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 115%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 0GB free Firmware: SC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 158 167 168 167 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 126 Write 157 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 161 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 0GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 188 188 187 189 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 122 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 185 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 0GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 141 120 118 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 111 Write 127 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 128 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 83%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 0GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 148 149 149 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 101 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 147 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 96%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 0GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	1.92% Terrible	Read 0.8 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.8 1% 0.65 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 1.92% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.6% Below average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 12.8 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 11.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 3R 5G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	37%	27	85	57	60	23.5"	1920 1080	PHLC0D1 PHL 243V5

History: Score 16: 3R 0G 1B | Score 32: 3R 5G 2B

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 51%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 (MS-7721) - $65

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	4x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	4x
A10-7800 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 41%, 15,719 samples	4x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	3x
Radeon HD 8570DAMDBench 4%, 8,328 samples	2x
Radeon HD 8670DAMDBench 5%, 5,822 samples	2x

SSD
M6S 128GBPlextor $106Bench 85%, 3,356 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	1x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	1x

RAM
CT102464BA160B.C16 1x8GBCrucialBench 30%, 12,839 samples	2x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	2x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	1x

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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