MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.14% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7891
MotherboardMSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)  (all builds)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 12:52
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7670K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
46.5% Average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 64.8
2-Core 124
49% 83.1 Pts
4-Core 187
8-Core 197
26% 192 Pts
64-Core 198
12% 198 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7891) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.5.2
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.14% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 9.5
Parallax 10.4
6% 9.1 fps
MRender 7.1
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 8.2
6% 7.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.14%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP73
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 96 104 103 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 128
Write 125
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 105
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.8% Below average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 8.2
MC Mixed 17.5
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 12.1
26% 9.23 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 64%

 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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