MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 48.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 22:28
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A6-5400K APU-$120 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 40% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 63 2-Core 93.7 52% 79.2 Pts	4-Core 94.8 8-Core 92.3 13% 93.6 Pts	64-Core 92.7 6% 92.7 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 77 83 83 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 95 Write 93.8 Mixed 17 SusWrite 81.4 52% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 62%
WD Purple 1TB (2014)-$40 18,782 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 796GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 142 142 143 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 140 Write 125 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 141 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 153 155 154 155 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 127 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 154 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 114%
USB DISK 2.0 2GB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 3100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 4.8 5.1 6 5.9 4.2 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	5.32% Terrible	Read 21 Write 4.3 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 4.9 9% 8.88 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.32% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 11,344 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.1% Poor	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 5.9 MC Mixed 9.4 26% 8.93 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 10.7 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 78.9 51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 63%

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Gaming 8%

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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

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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