MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.7% 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 Drive100% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GP70 2QF
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150918
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateOct 23 '19 at 03:08
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
73.2% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 83.8
2-Core 203
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 336
8-Core 523
53% 429 Pts
64-Core 493
30% 493 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950M
MSI(1462 1112) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4097
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Lighting 22.2
Reflection 16.5
Parallax 17.9
18% 18.9 fps
MRender 13.9
Gravity 21.7
Splatting 16.2
14% 17.3 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 16.7%
Great: 16%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$50
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 237 275 292 241 233 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 421
Mixed 279
SusWrite 268
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 47.3
155% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 91.6
141% 269 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 100%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 0420 F3-1600C9-8GRSL 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.3% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 56%

 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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