MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics9.77% 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 Drive61.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GP70 2PE
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140719
Uptime19.4 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 00:37
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4210H
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
48.1% Average
Memory 56.6
1-Core 22.4
2-Core 90.3
34% 56.4 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 245
31% 236 Pts
64-Core 237
15% 237 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 840M
MSI(1462 1112) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8792
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
9.77% Terrible
Lighting 13.4
Reflection 9.58
Parallax 10.6
11% 11.2 fps
MRender 6.24
Gravity 13.2
Splatting 8.48
8% 9.29 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9.77%
Great: 10%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
323GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 291 337 339 358 329 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 328
Write 356
Mixed 252
SusWrite 322
71% 314 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 14.9
52% 16.8 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 131
144% 242 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1KBG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
26.8% Poor
MC Read 10.5
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.4
27% 9.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 6.9
18% 6.3 GB/s
Latency 138
29% 138 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 26.8%
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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