MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 36.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics25.2% 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 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 (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7891
MotherboardMSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 24 '17 at 16:15
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 45.5
2-Core 73.8
39% 59.9 Pts
4-Core 75.4
8-Core 88.7
11% 82.1 Pts
64-Core 85.6
5% 85.6 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90
CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: BETA
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
25.2% Poor
Lighting 30.4
Reflection 32.4
Parallax 37
25% 33.3 fps
MRender 31
Gravity 27.9
Splatting 34.7
26% 31.2 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
800GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 123
Write 140
Mixed 123
97% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.29
4K Mixed 0.07
17% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 Hynix DMT451E6BFR8C-PB 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.8% Poor
MC Read 11.1
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 8.9
25% 8.6 GB/s
SC Read 5.2
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.1
19% 6.5 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 15%
This bench: 24.8%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) Builds (Compare 171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28
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