MSI MS-176K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 33%
Sail boat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 32.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics3.29% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.9% 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 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.
CPU throttled at 56% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GX70 3BE
MotherboardMSI MS-176K  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20130507
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 16 '17 at 08:38
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 56%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5750M APU
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
32.4% Below average
Memory 59.4
1-Core 11.7
2-Core 36.9
27% 36 Pts
4-Core 33.3
8-Core 37.2
5% 35.2 Pts
64-Core 56.5
4% 56.5 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
MSI(1462 10EF) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.100.0.0
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
3.29% Terrible
Lighting 3.9
Reflection 5.46
Parallax 5.97
3% 5.11 fps
MRender 2.43
Gravity 5.3
Splatting 4.74
4% 4.16 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.29%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 256GB-$255
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M306 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 476
Write 393
Mixed 438
97% 436 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 34.8
4K Mixed 18.4
62% 22.2 MB/s
DQ Read 85.5
DQ Write 69.2
DQ Mixed 38.6
40% 64.5 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 97%
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77
45GB free
Firmware: JF4OA0D0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 103
Write 117
Mixed 91.2
78% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.16
65% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata MIF4D1D167HZ1J 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
16.8% Very poor
MC Read 8.2
MC Write 3.2
MC Mixed 5.2
16% 5.53 GB/s
SC Read 4.4
SC Write 3.3
SC Mixed 5.3
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 129
31% 129 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 16.8%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-176K Builds (Compare 33 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-176K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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