MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive50.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GE70 2PL
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140719
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 15 '20 at 13:02
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 86.3
1-Core 96.6
2-Core 200
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 444
52% 403 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 70%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 mSATA 240GB-$120
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 69 60 54 60 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
50.9% Above average
Read 377
Write 268
Mixed 280
SusWrite 79.5
56% 251 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 17.6
60% 21.3 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 179
161% 244 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 50.9%
Great: 86%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
549GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 105 106 106 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 95.2
Write 97.3
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 106
58% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 75%
Seagate Backup+ BK 500GB
462GB free, PID a013
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 95 95 95 95 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 102
Write 79.2
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 94.2
109% 82.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
31% Below average
MC Read 10.7
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 8.3
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.2
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 31%
Great: 32%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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