MSI MS-168A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.72% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive30.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardMSI MS-168A  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100831
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 370-$167
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 60.5
1-Core 55.4
2-Core 94.4
43% 70.1 Pts
4-Core 126
8-Core 139
17% 133 Pts
64-Core 140
9% 140 Pts
Poor: 26%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 45%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 310M
MSI(1462 1068) 1GB
Driver: Ver. 21.21.13.4201
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
0.72% Terrible
Lighting 0.7
Reflection 1.38
Parallax 0.16
1% 0.75 fps
MRender 1.52
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.61
1% 1.21 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.72%
Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 140 142 133 137 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.4% Below average
Read 109
Write 142
Mixed 114
SusWrite 138
28% 126 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 16.9
51% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 19.2
DQ Write 41.4
DQ Mixed 23.9
20% 28.2 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21
367GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 89 88 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 89.7
Write 90.7
Mixed 48.7
SusWrite 88.2
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Asint SSZ3128M8-EDJ1D 2x2GB
2 of 2 slots used
4GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
22.5% Poor
MC Read 7.3
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 9.4
22% 7.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.9
SC Mixed 5.8
15% 5.4 GB/s
Latency 126
32% 126 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-168A Builds (Compare 18 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 39%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-168A

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