MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	22% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181101
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '19 at 00:23
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Athlon X4 845-$50 6,391 User benchmarks, average bench 45% P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Memory 66.6 1-Core 70.4 2-Core 124 52% 86.9 Pts	4-Core 213 8-Core 214 28% 213 Pts	64-Core 213 13% 213 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 2554) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.3.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 34.1 Parallax 46.4 31% 39.5 fps	MRender 30.2 Gravity 34.1 Splatting 40.1 29% 34.8 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 38 123 42 35 123 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	22% Poor	Read 198 Write 83.2 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 71.4 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 7.3 29% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 15.9 DQ Write 17 DQ Mixed 15 12% 16 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 85%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 366GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 136 137 137 137 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 166 Write 171 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 135 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5474-038.A00LF Corsair CMV4GX3M1A1333C9 8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.5% Below average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 13.6 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 9.5 24% 8.27 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 45%

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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	94x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	54x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	55x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 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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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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16