MSI MS-16J9

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 48.7%, 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	129% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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.

System	Micro-Star GP62M 7REX
Motherboard	MSI MS-16J9 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171024
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 10 '18 at 16:45
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing as expected (41^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)	48.7% Average	Memory 71.6 1-Core 41.7 2-Core 84.6 43% 66 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 205 22% 173 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48.7% 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 11C8) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 29 Parallax 7.47 6% 14.7 fps	MRender 8.29 Gravity 7.07 Splatting 15.3 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,168 Write 632 Mixed 704 184% 835 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 45.1 4K Mixed 32.7 128% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 72.5 DQ Mixed 47.5 52% 90.9 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 234%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 549GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 131 131 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 830 (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 100 100 256 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 264 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 13112 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 236224577572 (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	48.4% Average	Read 82.4 Write 86.4 Mixed 92.8 66% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.03 4K Mixed 0.16 58% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB 36,753 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	40.6% Average	MC Read 15 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 11.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 97.7 41% 97.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 45%

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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	2,444x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1,291x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,228x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,008x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	498x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	207x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	126x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	110x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	758x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	304x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	212x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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