MSI MS-176K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 45.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GX70 3CC
Motherboard	MSI MS-176K (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131202
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '20 at 07:49
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Memory 70.6 1-Core 54.4 2-Core 79.7 45% 68.2 Pts	4-Core 118 8-Core 138 17% 128 Pts	64-Core 120 7% 120 Pts
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series mSATA 128GB 741 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTXAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 98 103 116 127 140 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.1% Average	Read 210 Write 194 Mixed 202 SusWrite 115 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 25.7 81% 28.2 MB/s	DQ Read 181 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 168 123% 162 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 792GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 104 Mixed 39 SusWrite 100 63% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 2x8GB 1,393 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.4% Poor	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 6.1 MC Mixed 10.1 28% 9.8 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 6.1 SC Mixed 8.8 20% 7 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28.4% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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