MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 52.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7891
Motherboard	MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891) (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160413
Uptime	11.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '17 at 23:24
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 69.4 1-Core 70.2 2-Core 129 54% 89.5 Pts	4-Core 206 8-Core 205 28% 205 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 52%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 25,284 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7891) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	4.77% Terrible	Lighting 5.63 Reflection 6.54 Parallax 11.8 5% 8.01 fps	MRender 3.76 Gravity 9.17 Splatting 5.83 5% 6.25 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.77% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial_FCCT250MX200SSD1 250GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 368 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 223 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 8 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2595 (B7) Unknown 100 100 378 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 58 180389150757 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1786698771 (F7) Unknown 100 100 55954826 (F8) Unknown 100 100 29792445	61.8% Good	Read 485 Write 333 Mixed 306 83% 374 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 9.87 71% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 17.6 DQ Write 56.2 DQ Mixed 11.6 16% 28.5 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 110%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 2,997 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 10GB free, PID 558a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 119 Write 35.5 Mixed 47.7 71% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 1.44 149% 2.92 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB 37,489 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	24.8% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 7.8 MC Mixed 7.5 23% 8.13 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 35%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 47%

Yacht

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

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: 22% - Poor

Total price: $28

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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