MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7891
MotherboardMSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '18 at 06:54
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
50.5% Above average
Memory 68.9
1-Core 63.5
2-Core 95.4
48% 75.9 Pts
4-Core 189
8-Core 181
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 180
11% 180 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 51%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2527 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 150
Parallax 142
104% 140 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 138
Splatting 114
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
529GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 114 144 151 148 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 156
Write 140
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 140
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT51264BA160BJ.C8F CT51264BA160BJ.C8F 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
33.5% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 13.2
34% 12 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 6.8
SC Mixed 8.1
21% 7.43 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 44%

 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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