MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GP70 2QF
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150312
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '17 at 12:18
Run Duration100 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 54%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 31
2-Core 92.2
47% 70.5 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 511
50% 408 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
MSI(1462 1112) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4578
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
2.08% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 3.54
Parallax 3.56
2% 3.04 fps
MRender 5.05
Gravity 1.23
Splatting 4.17
3% 3.48 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.08%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
883GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 74.8
Write 72.7
Mixed 75.6
56% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 0.33
4K Mixed 0.12
34% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.3% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 8.7
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.3%
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 294 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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