MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics87.5% 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.
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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '19 at 22:06
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Memory 79
1-Core 76
2-Core 148
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 236
8-Core 214
31% 225 Pts
64-Core 233
14% 233 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 106
Parallax 97.9
92% 106 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 93.5
Splatting 78
79% 99.2 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
877GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 146 79 140 140 143 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 174
Write 146
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 128
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73EB0-CK0 CT102464BD160B.M16 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
44.6% Average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 18.6
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 13.8
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 82.4
48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 50%

 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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