MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.41% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMicro-Star GP70 2PE
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140318
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 06 '16 at 19:44
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700HQ-$370
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 92.1
2-Core 190
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 340
8-Core 501
52% 420 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
MSI(1462 1112) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3496
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.41% Terrible
Lighting 5.07
Reflection 9.92
Parallax 6.81
4% 7.27 fps
MRender 6.86
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 8.09
5% 5.79 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.41%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series mSATA 128GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HTXAN101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 489
Write 153
Mixed 233
64% 292 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 45.8
4K Mixed 22.2
76% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 158
154% 242 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB-$71
438GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 67.9
Write 58.2
Mixed 56.2
46% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.31
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.22
69% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AM1L16BC8R2-B1QS 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
30.4% Below average
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 8.2
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 8.8
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-175A Builds (Compare 295 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-175A

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