MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '19 at 12:10
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7700K APU (2014 D.Ka) 11,026 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 66.8 2-Core 122 54% 88.1 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 193 27% 197 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX 460 181 User benchmarks, average bench 21% XFX(1682 946D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	22.9% Poor	Lighting 27.3 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 34.3 22% 30.9 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 26.9 Splatting 31.7 24% 29.3 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 312 314 312 313 314 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 449 Mixed 444 SusWrite 329 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 55.8 182% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 246 185% 248 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 546GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 166 164 164 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 160 Mixed 100 SusWrite 164 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT51264BD160B.C16F CT51264BD160B.C16F 8GB 204 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	43.4% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 8.7 MC Mixed 18.5 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 47%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 47%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

CPU
A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 15,487 samples	36x
Athlon II X4 860KAMD $51Bench 45%, 29,887 samples	26x
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	17x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	32x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	17x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	8x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	5x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 16GBUnknownBench 40%, 1,247 samples	7x
1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 16GBUnknownBench 36%, 224 samples	6x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16