MSI A88XM-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A88XM-E45 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 28 '20 at 05:31
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Memory 50.6
1-Core 40
2-Core 98.9
37% 63.2 Pts
4-Core 116
8-Core 143
17% 130 Pts
64-Core 182
11% 182 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 55%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 159 156 142 154 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 176
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 153
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
115% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
16.5% Very poor
MC Read 5.9
MC Write 5.6
MC Mixed 5.6
16% 5.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 3.7
SC Mixed 4.2
11% 3.77 GB/s
Latency 159
25% 159 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A88XM-E45 V2 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 23 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A88XM-E45 V2 (MS-7721)

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