MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '17 at 19:16
Run Duration	100 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon X4 880K-$105 8,721 User benchmarks, average bench 46% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 73.9 1-Core 72.3 2-Core 130 56% 92 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 191 24% 185 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 55%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1655 MHz, MLim: 1765 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 45.2 Reflection 42 Parallax 33.4 37% 40.2 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 44.3 Splatting 40.8 34% 41.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Blast 120GB 4,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 742 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 132 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 254 (AD) Unknown 100 100 393254 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1036	65.7% Good	Read 494 Write 314 Mixed 334 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 35.2 4K Mixed 10 74% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 160 DQ Write 88.2 DQ Mixed 45 55% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1600 CL9 Series 1600 CL9 Series 8GB 220 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	38.1% Below average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 15.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 11.3 26% 9.27 GB/s	Latency 92.8 43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 57%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) Builds (Compare 171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

CPU
A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 15,487 samples	36x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	26x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	17x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	32x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	17x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	8x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 16GBUnknownBench 40%, 1,247 samples	7x
1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 16GBUnknownBench 36%, 224 samples	6x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

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 $179	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