MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 52.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics88.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '16 at 21:12
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.8% Above average
Memory 70
1-Core 63.5
2-Core 121
51% 84.8 Pts
4-Core 209
8-Core 202
28% 205 Pts
64-Core 207
13% 207 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7557
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 117
Parallax 106
94% 112 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 102
Splatting 90.4
79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 188
Mixed 172
139% 185 MB/s
4K Read 1.25
4K Write 2.79
4K Mixed 0.38
146% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30
440GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01S01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 135
Write 129
Mixed 123
97% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.06
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.28
104% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.1% Below average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 14.4
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9.1
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 1,074 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $63
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