MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	50% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160413
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 03:34
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	63%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7870K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135 9,821 User benchmarks, average bench 46% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Memory 38.7 1-Core 59.1 2-Core 102 38% 66.6 Pts	4-Core 147 8-Core 157 20% 152 Pts	64-Core 159 10% 159 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 55%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 25,284 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7891) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Lighting 8.4 Reflection 8.4 Parallax 15.5 7% 10.8 fps	MRender 4.4 Gravity 11.7 Splatting 7.6 6% 7.9 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 8%
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 63.3 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 85.3 52% 69.7 fps	MRender 62.3 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 46.1 47% 58.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 56%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB 22,489 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFD00.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 599 Write 20.6 Mixed 31.7 45% 217 MB/s	4K Read 113 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 174% 38.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 10GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 121 Write 106 Mixed 29.8 62% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F3-12800CL10-8GBXL F3-14900CL10-8GBXL 16GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	25.5% Poor	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 9.9 27% 9.53 GB/s	SC Read 4.2 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.8 16% 5.5 GB/s	Latency 209 19% 209 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.5% 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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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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16