MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics12.7% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7891
MotherboardMSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 23 '18 at 20:03
Run Duration405 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 68.2
1-Core 59.6
2-Core 103
48% 77 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 130
16% 122 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030
MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
12.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 14.2
Parallax 17.3
12% 15.6 fps
MRender 12.4
Gravity 16.1
Splatting 19.2
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.7%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 163
Mixed 155
128% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.29
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.33
139% 1.41 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 9917
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
4.33% Terrible
Read 17.2
Write 2.93
Mixed 3.79
7% 7.97 MB/s
4K Read 5.03
4K Write 0.003
4K Mixed 0.004
19% 1.68 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.33%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.2% Below average
MC Read 12.7
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 13.3
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.6 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 59%

 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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