MSI FM2-A55M-E33 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 39.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.44% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive34.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI FM2-A55M-E33 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121022
Uptime25 Days
Run DateJul 08 '18 at 16:46
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-5300 APU-$36
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 36.2
2-Core 93.1
40% 64.4 Pts
4-Core 90.9
8-Core 86.5
12% 88.7 Pts
64-Core 90.6
6% 90.6 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7480D
MSI(1462 7721) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
2.44% Terrible
Lighting 2.8
Reflection 4.12
Parallax 2.25
2% 3.06 fps
MRender 3.81
Gravity 1.83
Splatting 4.13
3% 3.26 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.44%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 85 85 80 83 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
34.8% Below average
Read 105
Write 115
Mixed 137
SusWrite 84.8
25% 110 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 14.8
65% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 98.1
83% 121 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
534GB free
Firmware: CC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 165 170 174 172 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 110
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 169
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160B.C16F Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8GB
800, 667 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.2% Poor
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 5
MC Mixed 9.1
26% 9 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 10.3
26% 9.1 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical FM2-A55M-E33 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 253 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI FM2-A55M-E33 (MS-7721) - $155

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $242
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