MSI MS-16K2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.3% 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 Drive178% 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.
SystemMicro-Star Please change product name
MotherboardMSI MS-16K2  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161102
Uptime11.8 Days
Run DateMar 10 '18 at 20:04
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 365
8-Core 529
56% 447 Pts
64-Core 526
32% 526 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11AD) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9101
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.3% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 33.5
8% 18.3 fps
MRender 9.81
Gravity 44.2
Splatting 55.1
32% 36.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,611
Write 556
Mixed 822
218% 996 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 59.5
207% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 412
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 131
153% 269 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 178%
Great: 176%
SABRENT 120GB
85GB free
Firmware: 0204
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 32%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB
78GB free
Firmware: SE0OA4H0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 70.3
Write 74.2
Mixed 70.1
54% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.39
4K Write 1.23
4K Mixed 0.16
57% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
42.9% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.5
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 13.4
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 46%

 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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