MSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
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 35.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.07% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141017
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 28 '17 at 02:57
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A4-6300 APU-$51
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
35.6% Below average
Memory 57.5
1-Core 58.9
2-Core 99
44% 71.8 Pts
4-Core 79.2
8-Core 95.5
11% 87.3 Pts
64-Core 71.4
4% 71.4 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8370D
MSI(1462 7721) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
2.07% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 3.65
Parallax 2.31
2% 2.86 fps
MRender 2.33
Gravity 1.83
Splatting 2.87
2% 2.35 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.07%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
821GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 154
Mixed 131
114% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.16
82% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD38G16002 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
18.5% Very poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 4.8
MC Mixed 6.1
17% 5.97 GB/s
SC Read 6
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 6.2
17% 5.87 GB/s
Latency 135
30% 135 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A55M-E33 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A55M-E33 (MS-7721) - $60

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