MSI MS-AF181

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.37% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive69.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-AF1811
MotherboardMSI MS-AF181  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140923
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 24 '21 at 21:33
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 77.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 185
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 312
8-Core 499
50% 405 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
MSI(1462 AF18) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
3.37% Terrible
Lighting 3.7
Reflection 44.3
Parallax 6.9
3% 18.3 fps
MRender 7.9
Gravity 2.5
Splatting 4.8
4% 5.07 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.37%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Dogfish 256GB 256GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 136 137 136 186 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 487
Write 397
Mixed 361
SusWrite 191
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 19.5
96% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 28.5
77% 155 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 95%
MB2000GCWLT 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 161 160 162 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 174
Mixed 83.6
SusWrite 161
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 0515 CT102464BF160B.M16 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
54.1% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 20.3
MC Mixed 16.4
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.8
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 85.4
47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 55%

 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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