MSI MS-16J5

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.19% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	52.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GL62 6QF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16J5 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160429
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '18 at 13:00
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (54^th 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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 149 67% 110 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 492 52% 415 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 115A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.19% Terrible	Lighting 5.93 Reflection 8.46 Parallax 5.59 5% 6.66 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.19% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 816 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 846 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 46 (A3) Unknown 100 100 23 (A4) Unknown 100 100 82566 (A5) Unknown 100 100 132 (A6) Unknown 100 100 30 (A7) Unknown 100 100 81 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 98 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 252 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 44 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 84 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 151892 (F2) Unknown 100 100 160399 (F5) Unknown 100 100 330264	52.6% Above average	Read 478 Write 150 Mixed 232 62% 287 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 35.3 4K Mixed 14.7 72% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 19.7 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 15.2 27% 49.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 82%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0911 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 152 Mixed 103 103% 138 MB/s	4K Read 7.91 4K Write 5.28 4K Mixed 0.62 496% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 97%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 695GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 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 125 125 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2579 (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 88 88 5474 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 842 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 8 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 64 64 364862 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 240518234152 (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	71.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 126 Mixed 115 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.21 84% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 21 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 22 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 76%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MS-16J5 Builds (Compare 1,626 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J5

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,156x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	326x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	88x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	935x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	501x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	90x

SSD
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	150x
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	55x
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GBBench 79%, 2,005 samples	32x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	280x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	237x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	171x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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