MSI MS-175A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.02% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicro-Star GP70 2QE
MotherboardMSI MS-175A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150312
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 14:34
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Memory 84.9
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 186
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 318
8-Core 422
47% 370 Pts
64-Core 480
30% 480 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)
MSI(1462 1112) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.02% Terrible
Lighting 4.03
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 6.59
3% 6.99 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 7.87
5% 6.56 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 4.02%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$81
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 24 102 35 37 81 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 451
Write 431
Mixed 232
SusWrite 74.6
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 42.5
4K Mixed 27.5
85% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 231
172% 233 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 100%
Kingston SSDNow mS200 mSATA 60GB-$45
28GB free
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 100 106 106 105 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 304
Write 155
Mixed 173
SusWrite 106
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 36.1
131% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 105
83% 115 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 76%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
654GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 130 131 131 131 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 131
Write 124
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 128
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.3
74% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 99U5428-101.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
54.2% Above average
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 20.5
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.6
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 72
56% 72 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-175A Builds (Compare 294 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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