MSI A55M-P33 (MS-7786)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.28% 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.
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 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-7786
MotherboardMSI A55M-P33 (MS-7786)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130204
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateSep 17 '17 at 16:45
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-3850 APU-$80
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Memory 80.3
1-Core 46.4
2-Core 93.1
48% 73.3 Pts
4-Core 182
8-Core 186
24% 184 Pts
64-Core 184
11% 184 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
XFX(1682 318C) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.28% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 7.19
Parallax 6.91
6% 7.03 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 5.3
4% 5.46 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.28%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SD28 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 102
Write 96.5
Mixed 99.2
75% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.21
4K Mixed 0.33
82% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 57%
Great: 58%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 G2 USB 3.0 32GB-$30
24GB free, PID 16a2
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 135
Write 66.5
Mixed 39.1
86% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.99
4K Write 0.87
4K Mixed 0.82
72% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.7% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.9
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 10
23% 8.07 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 70%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A55M-P33 (MS-7786) Builds (Compare 73 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A55M-P33 (MS-7786) - $65

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 45% - Average Total price: $169
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