MSI A320M GRENADE (MS-7A39)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive113% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A39
MotherboardMSI A320M GRENADE (MS-7A39)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180928
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 10 '18 at 23:10
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1500X-$131
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
65.7% Good
Memory 68.5
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 190
67% 119 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 602
57% 470 Pts
64-Core 607
38% 607 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1342 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.9.3
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Lighting 65.9
Reflection 70.8
Parallax 80.9
54% 72.5 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 57.4
51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 460 464 430 296 296 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 461
Mixed 438
SusWrite 401
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 51.7
169% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
Kingston RBU-SC150S37128GD 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: S8FM06.9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 327 326 325 314 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 484
Write 334
Mixed 235
SusWrite 323
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 19.4
97% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 64.5
83% 146 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 80%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29
49GB free
Firmware: VT100-33
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 52 52 52 52 52 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 64.3
Write 6.8
Mixed 44.4
SusWrite 51.3
31% 41.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 38%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 205 203 203 203 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 191
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 204
125% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 117%
Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler II 1GB
0GB free, PID 1600
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 17.9
Write 12.1
Mixed 10.6
16% 13.5 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
38% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-024.A00G 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.3% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 27
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A320M GRENADE (MS-7A39) Builds (Compare 204 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI A320M GRENADE (MS-7A39)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $240
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