MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.43% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.3% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7721
Motherboard	MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '17 at 12:47
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-7860K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$175 12,658 User benchmarks, average bench 43% P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 67.7 1-Core 74.6 2-Core 141 55% 94.3 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 217 27% 206 Pts	64-Core 218 14% 218 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 25,284 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7721) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	4.43% Terrible	Lighting 4.83 Reflection 7.08 Parallax 10.2 4% 7.37 fps	MRender 4.1 Gravity 9.27 Splatting 6.3 5% 6.56 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.43% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z220 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 121 100 2169 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 603 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1024 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1076 (A9) Unknown 100 100 18 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1054 (AE) Unknown 100 100 105 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 53 100 266287972399 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 35 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 107817 (F1) Unknown 253 253 5458 (F2) Unknown 253 253 6290	58.3% Above average	Read 469 Write 203 Mixed 276 69% 316 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 3.59 70% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 3.89 51% 122 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 78%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB 17,638 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 246GB free Firmware: JP2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 120 120 154 (03) Spinup time 121 121 12897353918 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 7185 (05) Reallocated sector count 40 40 1257 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 30 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19002 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2731 (C0) Power-off retract count 94 94 7365 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 7365 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 206159937573 (C4) Reallocation count 1 1 2175 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	60.6% Good	Read 97.3 Write 114 Mixed 117 83% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.26 79% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 29,968 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	22.6% Poor	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 7.6 22% 7.7 GB/s	SC Read 5.5 SC Write 3.4 SC Mixed 6.3 14% 5.07 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.6% Great: 40%

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Typical A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 1,074 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	77x

GPU
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 22,117 samples	135x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 6%, 25,284 samples	93x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	53x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16