MSI MS-1656

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 38% Jet ski	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	3.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 58% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Motherboard	MSI MS-1656 (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100108
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '17 at 16:47
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	58%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7 Q 720-$220 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 51% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 0.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	43% Average	Memory 72.3 1-Core 23.5 2-Core 46.9 35% 47.6 Pts	4-Core 77.3 8-Core 120 12% 98.8 Pts	64-Core 120 7% 120 Pts
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250M 297 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 102F) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	3.67% Terrible	Lighting 4.93 Reflection 5.5 Parallax 2.03 4% 4.15 fps	MRender 5.24 Gravity 3.43 Splatting 2.74 3% 3.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.67% Great: 4%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50 12,013 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 193 170 1325 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1287 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3818 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1177 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 53 437714970 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 3797 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 88 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 76681 (C2) HDA temperature 121 100 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	50.7% Above average	Read 88.7 Write 87.7 Mixed 87.8 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.09 4K Mixed 0.31 101% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT125S6BFR8C-G7 2x2GB 1,873 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 11.1 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 5.2 SC Write 5.2 SC Mixed 7.5 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 96.1 42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 40%

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

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Typical MS-1656 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 3%

Tree trunk

Desktop 46%

Yacht

Workstation 3%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-1656

CPU
Core i5 M 460Intel $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples	4x
Core i7 Q 720Intel $220Bench 51%, 13,149 samples	2x
Core i5 M 520Intel $70Bench 40%, 23,644 samples	1x

GPU
Mobility Radeon HD 5850AMDBench 7%, 1,228 samples	5x
GeForce GTS 250MNvidiaBench 4%, 297 samples	3x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	1x
MZYTY128HDHP-000L2 128GBSamsungBench 75%, 1,392 samples	1x
A400 120GBKingston $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	1x

RAM
M471B5673FH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 5,297 samples	1x
HMT125S6TFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 29%, 1,376 samples	1x
M471B5673FH0-CH9 M471B5273CH0-CH9 6GBSamsungBench 31%, 222 samples	1x

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Total price: $130

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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