MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E45 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141215
Uptime	4.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '17 at 22:17
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka) 31,243 User benchmarks, average bench 42% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 63.3 2-Core 110 50% 81 Pts	4-Core 197 8-Core 198 26% 197 Pts	64-Core 196 12% 196 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 51%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 16832 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 25 (B1) Unknown 97 97 49 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 59 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 15 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13416860012	88.4% Excellent	Read 506 Write 383 Mixed 403 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 29.2 124% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 71.8 DQ Mixed 53.4 68% 126 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 115%
Intel X25-M 40GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 35GB free Firmware: 2CV1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 17931 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 157 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 52 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 32680 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 15518792 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 2 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 2093813374 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0	30.4% Below average	Read 179 Write 41.9 Mixed 67.8 21% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 6.55 59% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 41.5 DQ Mixed 6.49 26% 60.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 36%
Seagate ST9160314AS 160GB 2,396 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 103GB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 239036789 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 120 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 14803119 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 8003 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 37 110 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 1 128854657196 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 60 555221017 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 529906 (C2) HDA temperature 25 40 90194313241 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 72 68 239036789 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	33.7% Below average	Read 59.1 Write 58.3 Mixed 53 43% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 0.36 76% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.M16 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 CT102464BD160B.M16 Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.5% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 13.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 9.9 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 63%

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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 $158Bench 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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Total price: $240

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16