MSI MS-1688

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics0.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive32.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardMSI MS-1688  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100308
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 06 '22 at 21:30
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3 M 330
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.15 GHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
40.2% Average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 44.8
2-Core 77.6
39% 61.2 Pts
4-Core 115
8-Core 112
15% 114 Pts
64-Core 129
8% 129 Pts
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 43%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
MSI(1462 1055) 1GB
Driver: atiu9p64.dll Ver. 8.733.2.0
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
0.9% Terrible
Lighting 1
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 0.7
1% 1.5 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 0.7
Splatting 1.3
1% 1.3 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 0.9%
Great: 1%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 121 136 100 136 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
32.3% Below average
Read 224
Write 173
Mixed 174
SusWrite 116
38% 172 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 12.6
4K Mixed 9.4
26% 8.97 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 166
DQ Mixed 26
61% 127 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown M471B5273CH0-CK0 830B NT4GC64B8HG0NS-DI 8GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
24.1% Poor
MC Read 7.8
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 10.5
24% 8.4 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 5.8
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 125
32% 125 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 25%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-1688 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 40%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-1688

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