MSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics10.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (59%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7891
MotherboardMSI A68HM GRENADE (MS-7891)  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150415
Uptime1 Days
Run DateApr 13 '22 at 18:24
Run Duration280 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 59%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 860K-$51
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 68.7
1-Core 65.1
2-Core 118
51% 84.1 Pts
4-Core 154
8-Core 169
21% 162 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.6% Very poor
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 45.9
Parallax 41.1
0% 29 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 40.9
Splatting 36
31% 38 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139
370GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 322 357 364 353 346 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 402
Write 384
Mixed 293
SusWrite 344
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 29.6
110% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 221
172% 236 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
499GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 49 66 72 51 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 105
Write 93.5
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 60.8
50% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
74% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BA160B.C16 Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.8% Below average
MC Read 15
MC Write 9.4
MC Mixed 14.1
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.4
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 10.5
24% 8.53 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 61%

 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $28
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