MSI FM2-A55M-E33 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 51.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.56% 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 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 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.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI FM2-A55M-E33 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121022
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateSep 07 '17 at 19:19
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 750K-$45
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
51.5% Above average
Memory 78.6
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 111
53% 83.8 Pts
4-Core 144
8-Core 148
20% 146 Pts
64-Core 142
9% 142 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
PwrHis(1787 2318) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
7.56% Terrible
Lighting 9.43
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 13.5
8% 11.4 fps
MRender 7.33
Gravity 9
Splatting 9.96
7% 8.76 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.56%
Great: 9%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA650 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 132
Write 107
Mixed 78.9
79% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.04
4K Mixed 0.1
45% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3-10666CL9-8GBNT F3-10666CL9-8GBNT 16GB
667, 667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
32.8% Below average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 11.6
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 9.7
24% 8.27 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns

 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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