MSI MS-1542

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.77% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	179% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star GP66 Leopard 10UG
Motherboard	MSI MS-1542 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit, Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210416
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '21 at 11:13
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10870H 23,498 User benchmarks, average bench 79% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 999 90% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,018 63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 12EE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.77% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 145 Parallax 8.3 6% 53.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.77% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_2210_MTFDHBA1T0QFD 1TB 6,851 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 467GB free (System drive) Firmware: P6MA001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 998 368 3.1 3.5 3.3 3.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,562 Write 1,431 Mixed 1,126 SusWrite 230 242% 1,087 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 69.2 226% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 604 DQ Mixed 316 346% 587 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 301%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 28GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 24.9 Write 26.8 Mixed 21.1 SusWrite 10.6 16% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 74% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 24%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 98 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 83.3 Write 94.7 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 97.7 120% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 114% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 64%
TOSHIBA EXTERNAL_USB 4TB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free, PID a306 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 124 124 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 147 Write 141 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 124 139% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GB 69,946 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 26.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 28.4 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 7R 4G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	11%	98	340	278	144	15.5"	1536 864	LGD0625

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Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 88%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI MS-1542

CPU
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	809x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	750x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	35x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	705x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	610x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	164x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	294x
OM8PCP3512F-AI1 512GBKingstonBench 135%, 20,980 samples	188x
MZVLB1T0HBLR-00000 1TBSamsungBench 275%, 9,396 samples	166x

RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples	394x
HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 2x16GBHynixBench 86%, 4,405 samples	371x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	188x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16