MSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.85% 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.
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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7721
MotherboardMSI A68HM-E33 V2 (MS-7721)  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160407
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 01:45
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-7850K APU (2014 D.Ka)-$135
P0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
40.1% Average
Memory 56.7
1-Core 47.3
2-Core 83.1
39% 62.4 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 152
19% 144 Pts
64-Core 162
10% 162 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
MSI(1462 7721) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 19.6.2
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.85% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 8.23
Parallax 11.7
7% 9.42 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 9.1
Splatting 9.13
7% 8.46 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.85%
Great: 8%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 395
Write 329
Mixed 309
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 27.3
99% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 247
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 238
178% 236 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB
830GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 73 73 74 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 42.8
Write 60.7
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 72.6
44% 59.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.1
85% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 63%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 126 126 127 126 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
67% Good
Read 112
Write 120
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 121
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67%
Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
627GB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 95 93 88 89 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 134
Write 138
Mixed 30
SusWrite 91.3
71% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 107%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
29GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 0.8 0.1 1.1 1.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
3.49% Terrible
Read 13.5
Write 5
Mixed 6
SusWrite 1.5
7% 6.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 3.49%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
32.7% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 8.5
MC Mixed 13.4
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 5.7
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 7.9
18% 6.23 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 72%

 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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