MSI MS-1542

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive219% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE66 Raider 10UG
MotherboardMSI MS-1542  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 22:32
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10870H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 96
1-Core 133
2-Core 239
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 512
53% 424 Pts
64-Core 678
42% 678 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070 (Laptop)
MSI(1462 12EE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6663
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.1% Below average
Lighting 30
Reflection 30
Parallax 100
24% 53.4 fps
MRender 53
Gravity 42.5
Splatting 53.6
41% 49.7 fps
Poor: 94%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 127%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB
837GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11111000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1251 1651 1531 1510 1668 1572 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 1,081
Write 1623
Mixed 781
SusWrite 1,530
284% 1,254 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 54.3
172% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 860
DQ Write 428
DQ Mixed 672
492% 653 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 219%
Great: 322%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.5% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 23.2
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 26.6
62% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 54.1
74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-1542 Builds (Compare 1,628 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI MS-1542

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