MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '22 at 14:24
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81 13,306 User benchmarks, average bench 40% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Memory 57.6 1-Core 49.9 2-Core 68.8 38% 58.8 Pts	4-Core 67.7 8-Core 68.7 9% 68.2 Pts	64-Core 70.3 4% 70.3 Pts
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SA400S37 120GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: FW200326 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 258 200 364 345 313 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 28% Great: 77%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 248GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 105 106 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	58% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 90.4 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 104 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905584-029.A00LF PSD34G16002 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.5% Poor	MC Read 10.9 MC Write 5.5 MC Mixed 9.4 25% 8.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9.7 23% 8.17 GB/s	Latency 135 30% 135 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 25.5% Great: 26%

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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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Typical A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 1,079 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

Speed boat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

CPU
A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 42%, 31,243 samples	143x
A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMDBench 44%, 15,487 samples	88x
A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)AMD $175Bench 43%, 12,658 samples	78x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	135x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	95x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	54x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	55x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	41x
Fury 120GBHyperX $160Bench 64%, 11,403 samples	17x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBHyperX $35Bench 51%, 38,490 samples	32x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 43% - Average

Total price: $63

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16