MSI MS-7236

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 18%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.13% 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.
Memory2GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows however a minimum of 4GB is recommended for gaming or any other RAM intensive tasks such as photo/video editing. This system will also be a little more responsive with 4GB of RAM.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardMSI MS-7236  (all builds)
Memory0.9 GB free of 2 GB @ 0 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1360 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20080717
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '16 at 22:23
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core2 Duo E8400-$89
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
41.7% Average
Memory 73.3
1-Core 41.5
2-Core 56.1
40% 57 Pts
4-Core 60.4
8-Core 69.7
8% 65.1 Pts
64-Core 74.4
5% 74.4 Pts
Poor: 24%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon X1550
MSI(1462 0680) 128MB
Driver: atiumd64.dll Ver. 8.593.100.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.13% Terrible
Lighting 0.23
Reflection 0.65
Parallax 0.16
0% 0.35 fps
Poor: 0%
This bench: 0.13%
Great: 0%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2500JD-00HBB0 250GB-$140
125GB free
Firmware: 08.02D08 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Read 44.6
Write 49.9
Mixed 43.6
35% 46 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.43
101% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 33%
Samsung HD161HJ 160GB-$40
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JF100-19 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
37% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 65.4
Mixed 58.4
47% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.12
4K Write 0.83
4K Mixed 0.28
52% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 37%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 1x2GB
1 of 4 slots used
2GB DIMM SDRAM
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
11.5% Very poor
MC Read 3.3
MC Write 3.4
MC Mixed 2.7
9% 3.13 GB/s
SC Read 3.2
SC Write 1.8
SC Mixed 2.6
7% 2.53 GB/s
Latency 94
43% 94 ns
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 26%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-7236 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 17%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-7236

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 36% - Below average Total price: $159
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