MSI MS-AF181

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.39% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive127% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-AF1811
MotherboardMSI MS-AF181  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 02 '20 at 14:32
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4860HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 89.5
2-Core 201
69% 123 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 530
54% 434 Pts
64-Core 526
32% 526 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro HD 5200 (V2 Mobile 1.2 GHz)
MSI(1462 AF18) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5144
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
6.39% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 28
Parallax 10.9
6% 15.2 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 13.4
8% 9.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.39%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 604 633 631 634 626 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 851
Write 635
Mixed 385
SusWrite 626
140% 624 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 52.3
4K Mixed 27
105% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 566
DQ Write 452
DQ Mixed 401
329% 473 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 127%
Great: 237%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
559GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 156 156 156 156 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 157
Write 158
Mixed 102
SusWrite 156
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 109%
WD My Book 1140 4TB
2TB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 125 128 129 128 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 120
Write 124
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 128
134% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 52%
Great: 50%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.5% Very good
MC Read 39
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 20
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 18.5
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 85.1
47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 59%

 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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