MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GP70 2QF
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '19 at 00:28
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 202
75% 130 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 536
56% 448 Pts
64-Core 531
33% 531 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950M
MSI(1462 1112) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1935
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 21.9
Reflection 16.4
Parallax 17.6
18% 18.6 fps
MRender 13.9
Gravity 21.3
Splatting 16.1
14% 17.1 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 403 428 421 370 368 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 423
Mixed 409
SusWrite 402
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 48.7
152% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 295
239% 339 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 106%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT102464BF160B.C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
56.7% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 16.6
56% 19.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 18.5
SC Mixed 20
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 59%

 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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