MSI MS-16H2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 23%
Surfboard
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 14.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is terrible.
Graphics7.88% 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 Drive51.9% 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.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-16H2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicro-Star MS-16H2
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140513
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '18 at 16:56
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 85%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4710HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Memory 10.2
1-Core 41.3
2-Core 64.6
20% 38.7 Pts
4-Core 96.5
8-Core 198
17% 147 Pts
64-Core 228
14% 228 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 870M
MSI(1462 10FD) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9065
Relative performance (0th percentile)
7.88% Terrible
Lighting 8.23
Reflection 11.2
Parallax 15.2
7% 11.6 fps
MRender 16.9
Gravity 9.97
Splatting 11.2
10% 12.7 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 7.88%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G38MNB-2200A 128GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10109L00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
51.9% Above average
Read 451
Write 181
Mixed 163
58% 265 MB/s
4K Read 13.4
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 15.8
61% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 73.1
DQ Mixed 28.1
39% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 85%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
160GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
58.7% Above average
Read 104
Write 100
Mixed 87.2
73% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 1.45
4K Mixed 0.19
64% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AM1L16BC8R2-B1QS 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
37.4% Below average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 13.9
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 4.3
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 3.6
13% 4.6 GB/s
Latency 402
10% 402 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.4%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H2 Builds (Compare 154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: MSI MS-16H2

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