MSI MS-1656

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 45.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.98% 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 Drive39.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardMSI MS-1656  (all builds)
Memory3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1280 x 800 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100604
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateMay 01 '21 at 12:02
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 450
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
45.3% Average
Memory 64.6
1-Core 64.3
2-Core 106
48% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 153
8-Core 149
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 152
9% 152 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 46%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Mobility Radeon HD 5850
MSI(1462 1061) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
7.98% Terrible
Lighting 10.8
Reflection 10.1
Parallax 9.4
9% 10.1 fps
MRender 8.3
Gravity 8.4
Splatting 7
6% 7.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.98%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 162 157 156 152 144 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.2% Below average
Read 226
Write 174
Mixed 187
SusWrite 153
42% 185 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 13.1
4K Mixed 14.6
49% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 92.3
DQ Mixed 115
89% 122 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 69%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB
114GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 17 17 18 18 18 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 27.2
Write 15.6
Mixed 17.8
SusWrite 16.6
25% 19.3 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 2.2
149% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-041.A01LF 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
23.7% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 10.2
23% 8 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 7
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 115
35% 115 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 23.7%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-1656 Builds (Compare 8 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-1656

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