MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '16 at 17:54
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 83.3 1-Core 62.1 2-Core 97.6 53% 81 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 155 20% 151 Pts	64-Core 147 9% 147 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6839 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 58.4 Reflection 64 Parallax 56.3 48% 59.6 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 54.5 48% 60.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4025 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 567 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 110 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 58 56 188979478570 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 48354391407 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1511545957 (F8) Unknown 100 100 334529180	74.9% Very good	Read 505 Write 325 Mixed 329 85% 386 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 25.3 98% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 47.1 53% 89.5 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 97%
Maxtor 6 V250F0 251GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 116GB free Firmware: VA11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 188 188 17349 (04) Start/Stop count 251 251 4918 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 250 235 45292 (09) Power-on hours count 219 219 11965 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 247 247 2635 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 43 723714091 (C0) Power-off retract count 253 253 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 41 253 43 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 251 894 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 199 115 83 (C8) Write error rate 253 252 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 252 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 252 0 (CB) Run out cancel 253 252 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 253 252 0 (CD) Thermal asperity rate(TAR) 253 252 0 (CF) Spin high current 253 252 0 (D0) Spin buzz 253 252 0 (D2) Unknown 253 252 0 (D3) Unknown 253 252 0 (D4) Unknown 253 1 0	29.8% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 63.5 Mixed 56.2 40% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 4.83 4K Mixed 0.63 178% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 39%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 414GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 34.7 Write 35.2 Mixed 32.6 44% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.19 72% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. BLT4G3D1869DT1TX0. 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.3% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 10.6 29% 10.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 47%

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Gaming 9%

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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 $151Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16