MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 48.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 20:29
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
48.8% Average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 64.5
2-Core 116
50% 82.6 Pts
4-Core 172
8-Core 189
24% 181 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1592 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 85.3
Reflection 81.3
Parallax 151
70% 106 fps
MRender 82
Gravity 115
Splatting 121
89% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76%
Great: 85%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
810GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 151 167 167 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 184
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 173
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1333 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.4% Poor
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 9.8
28% 9.67 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 9.3
23% 8 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 52%

 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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