MSI MS-176K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 46%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.85% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMicro-Star GX70 3CC
MotherboardMSI MS-176K  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20131202
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 18 '22 at 21:17
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD A10-5750M APU
P0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.7% Above average
Memory 75.8
1-Core 58.5
2-Core 103
50% 79.2 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 162
22% 162 Pts
64-Core 159
10% 159 Pts
Poor: 21%
This bench: 51.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 8650G
MSI(1462 10EF) 768MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 13.251.9001.1001
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
1.85% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 8.3
Parallax 6.4
0% 4.97 fps
MRender 5.6
Gravity 5.8
Splatting 7
5% 6.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.85%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 71 66 73 61 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
40.9% Average
Read 78.8
Write 77
Mixed 43
SusWrite 63.4
48% 65.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 61%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
515GB free
Firmware: AX001U
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 96 97 97 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 92.2
Write 96
Mixed 31
SusWrite 96.1
57% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G 9905428-087.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.8% Below average
MC Read 17
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 12
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 9.7
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 88.6
45% 88.6 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-176K Builds (Compare 33 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-176K

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 22% - Poor Total price: $52
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