MSI A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics36% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 01 '17 at 02:31
Run Duration92 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Memory 66.7
1-Core 69.4
2-Core 133
53% 89.6 Pts
4-Core 204
8-Core 206
27% 205 Pts
64-Core 204
13% 204 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 50.3
Parallax 54.2
37% 50.1 fps
MRender 49.2
Gravity 39.9
Splatting 36.2
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36%
Great: 35%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 95.4
Write 93.3
Mixed 81.6
68% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.35
84% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C7-8GTX F3-1600C7-8GTX 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.6% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 6.5
21% 7.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 7.1 GB/s
Latency 109
36% 109 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A78M-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

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