MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 36.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive20.6% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 10:30
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-5600K APU-$250
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Memory 53.2
1-Core 46.5
2-Core 67.3
36% 55.7 Pts
4-Core 114
8-Core 138
16% 126 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 7560D
MSI(1462 7721) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2001.0
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
2.94% Terrible
Lighting 3.53
Reflection 4.88
Parallax 5.56
3% 4.66 fps
MRender 2.1
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 4.7
3% 3.56 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.94%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z320
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 24 15 19 16 13 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
20.6% Poor
Read 206
Write 28.7
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 19.2
17% 78.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 7.1
21% 9.33 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 49
DQ Mixed 25
38% 75.3 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 20.6%
Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
167GB free
Firmware: CC35
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 46 39 42 40 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
23.9% Poor
Read 40.9
Write 77.5
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 42.2
35% 47.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 23.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
MC Read 8.1
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 6.3
18% 6.17 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 3
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 3.9 GB/s
Latency 149
27% 149 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 35%

 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 1,075 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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