MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 2% 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 56.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140318
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 30 '19 at 02:15
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 A8-5600K APU-$250 14,744 User benchmarks, average bench 49% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Memory 80.1 1-Core 64.6 2-Core 97.8 52% 80.8 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 188 26% 191 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 240 58,337 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Dell(1028 1711) 2GB CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.23% Terrible	Lighting 3.73 Reflection 4.85 Parallax 3.87 3% 4.15 fps	MRender 5.57 Gravity 2.9 Splatting 4.65 4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.23% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 111 116 117 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 112 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT325U6CFR8C-PB HMT451U6AFR8C-PB HMT325U6CFR8C-PB 12GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 2048, 4096, 2048 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35% Below average	MC Read 17.5 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10.8 25% 8.8 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical A78M-E45 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 67 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

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 $150Bench 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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16