MSI A68HM-E33 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A68HM-E33 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141211
Uptime26.8 Days
Run DateApr 15 '20 at 23:58
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5800K APU (2012 D.Tr)-$119
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Memory 75.2
1-Core 67.5
2-Core 115
53% 85.9 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 206
28% 207 Pts
64-Core 203
12% 203 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 200
XFX(1682 5230) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
1.55% Terrible
Lighting 2.07
Reflection 2.12
Parallax 1.94
2% 2.04 fps
MRender 1.57
Gravity 1.57
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.58 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.55%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 98 112 110 114 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 144
Write 144
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 103
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 992110S (997110S) 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.3% Poor
MC Read 10.4
MC Write 4.4
MC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 7.1
20% 6.83 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.3%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A68HM-E33 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 71 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 (MS-7721)

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