MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results


Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.46% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '18 at 08:40
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A4-7300 APU 4,362 User benchmarks, average bench 41% P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 90.8 1-Core 60.4 2-Core 109 56% 86.8 Pts	4-Core 102 8-Core 107 14% 105 Pts	64-Core 104 6% 104 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8470D 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7891) 768MB Driver: aticfx32.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	3.46% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 4.58 Parallax 3.62 4% 4.15 fps	MRender 4.38 Gravity 3.13 Splatting 5 4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.46% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS13 11 120GB SSD 265 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS13 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3359 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1208 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 194 (AD) Unknown 100 100 655395 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2548	85% Excellent	Read 514 Write 463 Mixed 485 109% 488 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 12.4 109% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 31.6 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 65.8 66% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 90%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 895GB free Firmware: MS2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 69 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3718 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4371 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1703 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3720 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3720 (C2) HDA temperature 250 250 197569413144 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 176 Mixed 148 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.87 4K Mixed 0.22 92% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB 44,506 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 235GB free Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 187 0 (03) Spinup time 172 170 2391 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3671 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4211 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1639 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 43 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 7266 (C2) HDA temperature 118 95 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 175 Mixed 167 132% 175 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.28 4K Mixed 0.33 108% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x2GB 1,328 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 5.6 MC Mixed 9.4 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 59%

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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 i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16