MSI MS-1542

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive301% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GP66 Leopard 10UE
MotherboardMSI MS-1542  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210915
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '22 at 00:56
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 943
87% 730 Pts
64-Core 1,388
86% 1,388 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060 (Laptop)
MSI(1462 12EE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.1694
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 136
Parallax 137
126% 143 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 110
Splatting 91.9
92% 115 fps
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
Great: 105%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e1000 1024G 1TB
250GB free
Firmware: EDFMB0.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1466 329 325 295 292 297 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1,190
Write 1,576
Mixed 1,297
SusWrite 501
257% 1,141 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 59.1
204% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 1,161
DQ Write 850
DQ Mixed 1,004
751% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 117%
This bench: 186%
Great: 269%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
720GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1954 2051 2023 1978 2027 2044 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
301% Outstanding
Read 1,371
Write 2,026
Mixed 1,575
SusWrite 2,013
396% 1,746 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 75.4
249% 87.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,195
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 975
741% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 301%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 24.7
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 43.3
SC Mixed 29.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-1542 Builds (Compare 1,625 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 94%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 88%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-1542

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