MSI MS-176K

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	22.4% 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 Drive	53.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GX70 3BE
Motherboard	MSI MS-176K (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130918
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '20 at 16:33
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A10-5750M APU 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 41% P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 78.3 1-Core 60.7 2-Core 104 52% 81 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 173 23% 173 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 53%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8650G 4,043 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 10EF) 768MB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 35 21% 30.7 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 25.1 Splatting 36.5 25% 29.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNF128GMCS 128GB 1,277 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: FSXAN104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 215 217 189 81 183 MB/s Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.4% Above average	Read 227 Write 213 Mixed 220 SusWrite 181 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 34.5 4K Mixed 27.8 82% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 158 120% 163 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 84%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 547GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 123 122 122 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 121 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 71%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 367GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 100 99 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 160 Write 123 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 98.8 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 2x4GB 30,280 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.8% Below average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 5.8 MC Mixed 11.5 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 10.3 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 57%

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Typical MS-176K Builds (Compare 33 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 45%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-176K

CPU
A10-5750M APUAMDBench 41%, 4,247 samples	33x

GPU
Radeon HD 8650GAMDBench 5%, 4,043 samples	29x
Radeon R7 GraphicsAMDBench 4%, 6 samples	2x
R9 M290XAMDBench 22%, 1,411 samples	1x

SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples	7x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	2x
HG5d Q Series mSATA 128GBToshibaBench 74%, 741 samples	2x

RAM
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 51%, 18,309 samples	9x
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 51%, 1,393 samples	3x
MIF4D1D167HZ1J 1x8GBAdataBench 29%, 544 samples	3x

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Value: 22% - Poor

Total price: $52

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16