MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141020
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '21 at 22:56
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-6600K APU-$88 21,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 63.4 1-Core 65.7 2-Core 107 48% 78.6 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 209 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 210 13% 210 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8570D 8,328 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 7721) 768MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	4.55% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 8.3 Parallax 5.1 4% 6.23 fps	MRender 5.4 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 7.7 5% 5.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.55% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar 256GB SSD 256GB 12,615 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: V1.1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 152 152 83 46 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 358 Write 234 Mixed 257 SusWrite 119 54% 242 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 47.8 4K Mixed 22.2 79% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 96.9 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 124 89% 112 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 240%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 256GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 97 97 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59% Above average	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 95.9 68% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6DFR8A-PB HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 8GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	33.9% Below average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 7.1 MC Mixed 11.9 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 10 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 118 34% 118 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 39%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 3R 4G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	15%	86	34	27	60	24.1"	1920 1200	SAM09CF S24C450

History: Score 21: 3R 1G 3B | Score 33: 3R 4G 6B

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 50%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: MSI A78M-E35 (MS-7721) - $63

CPU
A8-6600K APUAMD $88Bench 50%, 21,890 samples	31x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	21x
Athlon II X4 760K (2013 D.Ri)AMD $59Bench 51%, 6,408 samples	14x

GPU
Radeon HD 8570DAMDBench 4%, 8,328 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	13x
Radeon HD 8470DAMDBench 3%, 8,268 samples	11x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	5x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	4x

RAM
BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. 8GBUnknownBench 38%, 2,343 samples	9x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	4x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $179

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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