MSI MS-176K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.69% 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 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.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GX70 3BE
MotherboardMSI MS-176K  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20140109
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 18:05
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
47.7% Average
Memory 73
1-Core 42.6
2-Core 69.7
42% 61.8 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 124
18% 129 Pts
64-Core 125
8% 125 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
MSI(1462 10EF) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 9.12.0.0
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
2.69% Terrible
Lighting 3.4
Reflection 3.92
Parallax 3.16
3% 3.49 fps
MRender 2.24
Gravity 2.77
Splatting 3.87
2% 2.96 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.69%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K750 2.5" 750GB-$77
633GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JF4OA0D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 109 108 113 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 108
Write 18.2
Mixed 32.3
SusWrite 107
48% 66.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 68%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28
4GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 33 33 32 34 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
40.4% Average
Read 32.7
Write 16.2
Mixed 17.2
SusWrite 33
32% 24.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 6.8
554% 7.57 MB/s
DQ Read 9.6
DQ Write 9.7
DQ Mixed 7.6
624% 8.97 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Nanya M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.4% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 4.1
MC Mixed 6.4
19% 6.73 GB/s
SC Read 7.2
SC Write 5.7
SC Mixed 6.2
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 94.7
42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 21.4%
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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