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Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 38%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.15% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive21.3% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
16 months ago, 16 months ago.
MotherboardMSI MS-1688  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20101028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '23 at 13:53
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User IRN-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5 M 460-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.55 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
38% Below average
Memory 54.8
1-Core 53.6
2-Core 94.9
41% 67.8 Pts
4-Core 124
8-Core 126
17% 125 Pts
64-Core 135
8% 135 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑
This bench: 38%
 Great: 47%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)
MSI(1462 1055) 3.8GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.15.10.2900
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
1.15% Terrible
Lighting 1.4
Reflection 2.8
Parallax 2.8
1% 2.33 fps
MRender 2
Gravity 0.5
Splatting 1.7
1% 1.4 fps
Poor: 0% ↑
This bench: 1.15%
 Great: 1%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 69 50 23 27 19 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
21.3% Poor
Read 216
Write 161
Mixed 36.2
SusWrite 49.5
26% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 9.8
19% 7.23 MB/s
DQ Read 123
DQ Write 12.2
DQ Mixed 21.4
27% 52.1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 21.3%
 Great: 95%
Biostar S100-240GB 240GB
26GB free
Firmware: V4.18.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 152 189 54 24 14 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.8% Below average
Read 209
Write 183
Mixed 171
SusWrite 80.7
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 29.1
4K Mixed 12.8
58% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 173
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 25.3
56% 116 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 37.8%
 Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
21.4% Poor
MC Read 7
MC Write 6.5
MC Mixed 8.6
21% 7.37 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 5.1
SC Mixed 6.3
16% 5.77 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 22% ↑
This bench: 21.4%
 Great: 51%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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

CPU
Core i5 M 430IntelBench 39%, 14,318 samples5x
Core i3 M 330IntelBench 38%, 14,119 samples4x
Core i5 M 460Intel  $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples4x
GPU
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples14x
Mobility Radeon HD 5470ATIBench 1%, 14,621 samples5x
SSD
S100-240GB 240GBBiostarBench 69%, 879 samples3x
A400 120GBKingston  $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples1x
SHSS37A480G 480GBKingstonBench 91%, 14,802 samples1x
RAM
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples4x
C1RETSR4HGF 2x2GBUnknownBench 24%, 21 samples2x
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 33%, 8,194 samples2x
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Intel Core i5-12600K $165Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29
HDDRAMUSB
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