MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.13% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160810
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '18 at 00:22
Run Duration94 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A8-7650K APU (2014 D.Ka)
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
49.3% Average
Memory 67.8
1-Core 60.6
2-Core 105
48% 77.9 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 156
24% 170 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7721) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
5.13% Terrible
Lighting 6.13
Reflection 7
Parallax 8.94
5% 7.36 fps
MRender 5.52
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 7.39
5% 6.44 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.13%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
859GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 168
Mixed 159
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.91
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.28
92% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.5% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 8.3
MC Mixed 11.2
28% 9.73 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 9.2
23% 7.97 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 62%

 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 1,074 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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