MSI MS-16K2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.25% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS63VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16K2  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 18 '17 at 05:01
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 86
2-Core 173
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 540
52% 427 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
MSI(1462 11AD) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4454
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.25% Terrible
Lighting 6.53
Reflection 70.4
Parallax 6.53
5% 27.8 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 5.97
Splatting 13.7
8% 9.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.25%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
810GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 97.2
Write 72.7
Mixed 61.7
58% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.03
4K Write 2.36
4K Mixed 0.34
125% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.3% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 19.2
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 16.6
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16K2 Builds (Compare 962 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K2

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