MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 49.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.31% 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 Drive61.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 46% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
SystemMicro-Star GP70 2QE
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150312
Uptime15.8 Days
Run DateMar 06 '18 at 21:34
Run Duration102 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 33%
CPU Throttled 46%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
49.4% Average
Memory 81.3
1-Core 30.2
2-Core 56.6
40% 56 Pts
4-Core 97.8
8-Core 214
18% 156 Pts
64-Core 491
30% 491 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 49.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 940M
MSI(1462 1112) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8871
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
6.31% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 5.92
Parallax 5.62
7% 6.78 fps
MRender 4.62
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 5.74
5% 5.63 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.31%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon IT SCS-256L9S 256GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RC80207 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 470
Write 393
Mixed 414
95% 426 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 10.9
60% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21
DQ Write 35.4
DQ Mixed 10.3
13% 22.2 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1315 CT102464BF160B.C16 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 17.5
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-175A Builds (Compare 295 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-175A

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