MSI A88XM-E35 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
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 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 51.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics10.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A88XM-E35 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20131206
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateMar 14 '17 at 09:37
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Memory 71.1
1-Core 65.3
2-Core 131
53% 89.1 Pts
4-Core 190
8-Core 192
26% 191 Pts
64-Core 207
13% 207 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 250X
Sapphire(174B A002) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.0
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 12.5
Reflection 16
Parallax 17.2
10% 15.2 fps
MRender 13.1
Gravity 11.5
Splatting 18.5
12% 14.3 fps
Poor: 9%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 600A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
47.2% Average
Read 165
Write 159
Mixed 124
33% 149 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 11.4
84% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 43.5
63% 117 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 47.2%
Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
484GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Read 95.4
Write 87.6
Mixed 90.1
69% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.28
108% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 85%
StoreJet Transcend 500GB
121GB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 99.4
Write 67.7
Mixed 39.9
80% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 0.81
4K Mixed 0.15
34% 0.46 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1333 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GB
1333, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.3% Poor
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 5.5
MC Mixed 9.4
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 9.1
21% 7.33 GB/s
Latency 98.8
40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-E35 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 57 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E35 (MS-7721)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $138
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