MSI A88XM-E35 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	31.9% 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	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A88XM-E35 V2 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '24 at 19:16
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A4-6320 APU 580 User benchmarks, average bench 44% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Memory 60.9 1-Core 52.4 2-Core 89.4 42% 67.6 Pts	4-Core 89.8 8-Core 89.3 12% 89.6 Pts	64-Core 88 5% 88 Pts
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.9% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 42.7 Parallax 43 33% 42.1 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 33.6 29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 37GB free Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 109 115 102 109 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 201 Write 323 Mixed 112 SusWrite 117 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 12.3 64% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 27.6 59% 121 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 152 129 153 161 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73.9% Very good	Read 112 Write 100 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 146 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 113%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$101 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 92GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 93 91 94 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 93.2 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 92.6 56% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	26.8% Poor	MC Read 12 MC Write 6.3 MC Mixed 9.6 27% 9.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 10.1 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 168 24% 168 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 67%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	45	11	30	36.1"	1280 720	HEC0000 R43+

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 49%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 V2 (MS-7721)

CPU
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	24x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	10x
A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $135Bench 45%, 19,875 samples	10x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	12x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	9x
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	6x

SSD
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	8x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	3x

RAM
99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 53%, 9,823 samples	10x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	5x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	3x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $65

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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