MSI MS-16H8

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	28.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	175% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Micro-Star GS60 6QD
Motherboard	MSI MS-16H8 (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161121
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '17 at 23:07
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 86.9 1-Core 100 2-Core 190 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 550 60% 473 Pts	64-Core 551 34% 551 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M 3,080 User benchmarks, average bench 24% MSI(1462 116B) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8541 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Lighting 37.7 Reflection 37.2 Parallax 32.1 31% 35.6 fps	MRender 27.6 Gravity 32.6 Splatting 26 23% 28.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 27%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,695 Write 660 Mixed 911 238% 1,089 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 42 172% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 413 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 23.7 102% 233 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 213%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 927GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 170 170 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 80 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 34 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 77 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 486 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 158915100706 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	71.4% Very good	Read 136 Write 114 Mixed 112 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 0.57 4K Mixed 0.2 59% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 75%
Patriot Memory 16GB 1,066 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 9GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	20% Very poor	Read 114 Write 7.82 Mixed 18.9 39% 47 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 0.009 4K Mixed 0.01 27% 2.41 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB 32,056 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.5 MC Mixed 10.2 36% 12.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 40%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16H8

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	98x
Xeon E3-1505M v5IntelBench 66%, 6,024 samples	10x
Xeon E3-1505M v6IntelBench 70%, 4,124 samples	8x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	60x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	18x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	10x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	10x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	9x
THNSN5128GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBToshibaBench 150%, 2,421 samples	6x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	26x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	14x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	12x

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