MSI MS-16J5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.8% 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 Drive244% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE62 6QD
MotherboardMSI MS-16J5  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 03:51
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 79
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 193
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 535
57% 457 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
MSI(1462 115A) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8800
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
20.8% Poor
Lighting 26.4
Reflection 19.4
Parallax 22.6
22% 22.8 fps
MRender 27.3
Gravity 26.3
Splatting 19.1
19% 24.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,622
Write 1,247
Mixed 1,392
385% 1,754 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 25.4
169% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 142
154% 259 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 244%
Great: 236%
Toshiba THNSNJ128G8NY 128GB
85GB free
Firmware: JYXA0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 437
Mixed 475
105% 472 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 36.1
118% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 153
144% 224 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 94%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
436GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 103
Write 103
Mixed 106
79% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.21
86% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
71.9% Very good
MC Read 26
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 22.3
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 82.4
48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16J5 Builds (Compare 1,626 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J5

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