MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 51.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.32% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7891
MotherboardMSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJun 03 '20 at 16:20
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 way above expectations (90th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Memory 75.2
1-Core 59.9
2-Core 119
52% 84.6 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 193
22% 173 Pts
64-Core 194
12% 194 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7891) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.12
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.32% Terrible
Lighting 7.73
Reflection 8.65
Parallax 10.1
6% 8.83 fps
MRender 6.52
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 9.09
6% 7.55 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.32%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
547GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 136 136 135 138 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 153
Write 150
Mixed 101
SusWrite 131
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
5GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.7 4 3.5 5.5 4.2 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
7.51% Terrible
Read 32.8
Write 7.5
Mixed 6.7
SusWrite 4.3
13% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 3.3
136% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.51%
Great: 17%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6
6GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 28 27 27 28 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 80.4
Write 26.9
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 27.5
54% 45.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.9
193% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 16.9
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 11
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 59%

 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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