MSI MS-16K2

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	7.14% 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 Drive	118% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 49% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS63VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16K2 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '18 at 07:59
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	34%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 71.2 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 86.9 44% 67.4 Pts	4-Core 150 8-Core 220 23% 185 Pts	64-Core 227 14% 227 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.2% 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.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Lighting 7.63 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 6.97 6% 8.71 fps	MRender 8.14 Gravity 7.03 Splatting 15.5 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB 3,510 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57XA4104 Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 1,610 Write 563 Mixed 828 219% 1,000 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 16.9 4K Mixed 11.6 54% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 93.5 DQ Write 49.3 DQ Mixed 41 39% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 176%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 539GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 73 180958842 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 312 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 694829 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 82265803587748 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 239 (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 69 50 521797663 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 5 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1115 (C2) HDA temperature 31 50 90194313247 (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 -51913269706633 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1062073310 (F2) Unknown 100 253 590759381 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	58.4% Above average	Read 104 Write 98.6 Mixed 58.8 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 4.54 4K Mixed 0.48 181% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	41.4% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 12 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 98.6 41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 46%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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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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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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