MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 34%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 34.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.62% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181101
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJul 15 '20 at 05:50
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-7400K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Memory 55.9
1-Core 29.5
2-Core 68
33% 51.1 Pts
4-Core 82.5
8-Core 82.5
11% 82.5 Pts
64-Core 77.8
5% 77.8 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
MSI(1462 7721) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
4.62% Terrible
Lighting 5.3
Reflection 7.27
Parallax 6.56
4% 6.38 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 5.13
Splatting 8.09
5% 6.09 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.62%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron M600 SATA M.2 256GB
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MA01
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 364
Write 322
Mixed 305
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 43.5
4K Mixed 22.8
80% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 220
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 184
146% 203 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
332GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 138 141 141 139 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 139
Write 128
Mixed 81
SusWrite 138
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-1600C11-4GIS F3-1600C11-4GIS 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
20.1% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 5.8
MC Mixed 7.2
20% 6.93 GB/s
SC Read 4.7
SC Write 5.4
SC Mixed 4.8
14% 4.97 GB/s
Latency 140
28% 140 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721) Builds (Compare 1,080 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

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

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