MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 28% Raft	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 23.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	3.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.4% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '23 at 00:39
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-7600 APU (2014 D.Ka) 31,243 User benchmarks, average bench 42% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.8% Poor	Memory 21.2 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 70.6 29% 51 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 166 21% 157 Pts	64-Core 150 9% 150 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 22,117 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7891) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	3.86% Terrible	Lighting 4.4 Reflection 5.3 Parallax 8.5 4% 6.07 fps	MRender 2.9 Gravity 7 Splatting 5.8 4% 5.23 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.86% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$99 848 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 142 50 52 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 447 Write 368 Mixed 309 SusWrite 82.6 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 51.7 4K Mixed 26 84% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 196 150% 202 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 C9 1x8GB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	12.4% Very poor	MC Read 4.2 MC Write 4.3 MC Mixed 4.4 12% 4.3 GB/s	SC Read 3 SC Write 4.1 SC Mixed 4 11% 3.7 GB/s	Latency 312 13% 312 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 30%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	66	51	60	24"	1920 1080	DELA038 DELL S2409W

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Typical A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) Builds (Compare 171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

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Value: 21% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16