MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 50.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	43% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	1.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150327
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '20 at 21:02
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-5500 APU-$135 10,478 User benchmarks, average bench 48% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	Memory 74.5 1-Core 61.8 2-Core 98.6 50% 78.3 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 147 20% 150 Pts	64-Core 125 8% 125 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 56%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Nvidia(10DE 128B) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 426.06 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.2% Terrible	Lighting 4.93 Reflection 4.46 Parallax 4.94 4% 4.78 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 5.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.2% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BT58SSD09S 240GB 470 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1128B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 290 115 14 47 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 289 Write 169 Mixed 230 SusWrite 120 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 25.6 4K Mixed 15.9 59% 19.3 MB/s	DQ Read 73.1 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 0.5 39% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 80%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$23 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 68GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 74 75 74 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 63.1 Write 66.2 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 74.1 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451U6BFR8C-PB 2x4GB 7,217 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.9% Below average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 11.1 31% 11 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 9 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 59%

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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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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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