MSI MS-16K2

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
Processor	With 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	204% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 60% 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS63VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16K2 (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '17 at 17:56
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 54.3 2-Core 108 50% 79.4 Pts	4-Core 215 8-Core 299 32% 257 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11AD) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Lighting 2.43 Reflection 53.2 Parallax 2.34 2% 19.3 fps	MRender 9.71 Gravity 6.63 Splatting 5 6% 7.12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 2,249 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,712 400% 1,806 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 39.1 4K Mixed 20.3 77% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 31.5 DQ Write 53 DQ Mixed 18.1 21% 34.2 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 306%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 80 67 107137299 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 59 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 202580 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -17111149707250 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 55 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 53 470745116 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 222 (C2) HDA temperature 28 47 64424509468 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -2963527434236 (F1) Unknown 100 253 75045127 (F2) Unknown 100 253 526475530 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	62.1% Good	Read 103 Write 113 Mixed 69.6 71% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.57 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.13 112% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 3,102 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	70% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 26.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K2

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	622x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	340x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	455x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	325x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	168x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	130x
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	79x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	67x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	312x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	201x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 23,910 samples	132x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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