MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics4.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7891
MotherboardMSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160727
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 16 '20 at 14:48
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A6-6400K APU-$81
P0, 1 CPU, 1 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
37.5% Below average
Memory 58.1
1-Core 68.5
2-Core 104
47% 76.9 Pts
4-Core 100
8-Core 101
14% 101 Pts
64-Core 96.7
6% 96.7 Pts
Poor: 22%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
4.22% Terrible
Lighting 4.97
Reflection 4.54
Parallax 4.91
4% 4.8 fps
MRender 6.48
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.17
4% 5.52 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.22%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 111 112 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 110
Write 113
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 111
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 69%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB
7GB free, PID 9917
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 2.9 2.7 2.6 3.3 3.9 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
4.45% Terrible
Read 20
Write 16
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 3.2
15% 12.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
20% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.45%
Great: 9%
Maxtor Basics Desktop 500GB
197GB free, PID 7410
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 35 37 36 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Read 33
Write 34.5
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 36.2
44% 32.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-160.A00LF Micron 8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.4% Poor
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 5.2
MC Mixed 8.1
22% 7.83 GB/s
SC Read 7.3
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8.7
21% 7.33 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) Builds (Compare 171 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

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