MSI A320M GRENADE (MS-7A39)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
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	31.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A39
Motherboard	MSI A320M GRENADE (MS-7A39) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170325
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '22 at 15:07
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87 71,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Memory 49.4 1-Core 86.4 2-Core 189 58% 108 Pts	4-Core 301 8-Core 401 45% 351 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36BE) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.8% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 44.1 32% 43.1 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.1 31% 38 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 223 229 217 225 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 486 Write 448 Mixed 374 SusWrite 238 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 46.9 159% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 131 98% 126 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 124%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$48 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 325GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 422 446 446 400 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 438 Mixed 425 SusWrite 415 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 43.3 135% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 208 124% 125 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 125%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 16GB 16,813 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.6 4 3.7 4.3 4.1 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	6.55% Terrible	Read 30.4 Write 3.2 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 4.4 12% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.55% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3000C DDR4 2x8GB 1,142 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 23.7 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 15.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 163 24% 163 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 28%

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Desktop 76%

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Workstation 26%

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Motherboard: MSI A320M GRENADE (MS-7A39)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	24x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	21x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	26x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	17x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	13x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	8x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	8x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	5x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	8x
CT4G4DFS824A.C8FHP 2x4GBCrucialBench 71%, 2,336 samples	7x
HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GBKingstonBench 76%, 38,955 samples	6x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $240

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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