MSI MS-16K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive196% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GS63 Stealth 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16K5  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime16.7 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '19 at 14:17
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 764
79% 635 Pts
64-Core 969
60% 969 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1210) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9835
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Lighting 65.7
Reflection 73.2
Parallax 60
54% 66.3 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 65.6
53% 64.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1815 733 607 608 617 607 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,222
Write 1,238
Mixed 1,154
SusWrite 831
250% 1,111 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 65.8
189% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 617
DQ Mixed 783
590% 800 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 196%
Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
911GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 417 383 359 383 373 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 450
Write 376
Mixed 372
SusWrite 395
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 66.8
4K Mixed 39.5
116% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 325
245% 328 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 32.9
MC Mixed 22.5
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 26.5
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16K5 Builds (Compare 385 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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