MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	183% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '22 at 00:46
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A6-5400K APU-$120 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 40% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Memory 85.8 1-Core 67.7 2-Core 98.6 55% 84 Pts	4-Core 99.7 8-Core 99.3 13% 99.5 Pts	64-Core 100 6% 100 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PwrHis(1787 3000) 3GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.7% Poor	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 34 Parallax 52.4 32% 42.1 fps	MRender 29.8 Gravity 38.2 Splatting 23.4 24% 30.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$157 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 467GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 574 647 645 671 671 671 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 904 Write 767 Mixed 795 SusWrite 647 175% 778 MB/s	4K Read 71.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 92.9 302% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 294 219% 290 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 372%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 52GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 45 45 45 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 45 Write 44.4 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 44.8 31% 41.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 49%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 309GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 139 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 139 Write 140 Mixed 115 SusWrite 142 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 79%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 51GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 75.5 Write 74.3 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 57.9 49% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 54%
SEMC SD CCR-80 4GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID e134 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10.2 Write 4.7 Mixed 6 8% 6.97 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 1.3 64% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.2% Poor	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 4.9 MC Mixed 9.1 26% 9.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 10 26% 9.03 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 56%

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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 $157Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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