MSI MS-1542

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.37% 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 Drive	214% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GE66 Raider 10UG
Motherboard	MSI MS-1542 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210222
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 12:06
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10750H 206,796 User benchmarks, average bench 77% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 90.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 197 79% 134 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 606 59% 484 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 12EE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8935 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.37% Terrible	Lighting 6.1 Reflection 177 Parallax 8.3 5% 63.7 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 12.6 6% 6.67 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.37% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1032 512GB 6,012 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 710 661 681 680 718 714 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 2,004 Write 2,110 Mixed 1,683 SusWrite 694 364% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 60.5 197% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 470 DQ Mixed 634 480% 654 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 264%
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB 635 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 668GB free Firmware: ECFM52.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1269 1580 2026 2349 2081 1741 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,415 Write 2,150 Mixed 1,432 SusWrite 1,841 388% 1,709 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 59.3 185% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 902 DQ Write 559 DQ Mixed 674 518% 712 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 369%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GB 38,732 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 22.6 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 19: 2R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
19%	10%	72	304	233	240	15.5"	1920 1080	SHP14C5 LQ156M1JW03

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Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 88%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI MS-1542

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	809x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	750x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	35x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	705x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	610x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	164x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	294x
OM8PCP3512F-AI1 512GBKingstonBench 135%, 20,980 samples	188x
MZVLB1T0HBLR-00000 1TBSamsungBench 275%, 9,396 samples	166x

RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples	394x
HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 86%, 4,405 samples	371x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	188x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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