MSI MS-AF181

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.1% 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 Drive131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 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.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-AF1811
MotherboardMSI MS-AF181  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150423
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 10 '19 at 07:48
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 (99th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 195
68% 119 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 533
54% 439 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 880M
MSI(1462 AF19) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4062
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
25.1% Poor
Lighting 28.8
Reflection 29.3
Parallax 34.8
24% 31 fps
MRender 41.4
Gravity 31.5
Splatting 32.1
28% 35 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 42%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 611 613 610 611 610 607 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 738
Write 775
Mixed 446
SusWrite 610
144% 642 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 40.7
150% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 247
234% 355 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 131%
Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
885GB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 188 191 190 190 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 163
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 190
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Seagate M3 Portable 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 120 121 122 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 93.9
Write 121
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 120
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.7
180% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.5
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-AF181 Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-AF181

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