MSI MS-16J9

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.85% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GL62M 7REX
MotherboardMSI MS-16J9  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171024
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateApr 05 '19 at 13:58
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 76.5
1-Core 102
2-Core 188
70% 122 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 582
56% 460 Pts
64-Core 578
36% 578 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11C8) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
5.85% Terrible
Lighting 6.37
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 6.53
5% 14.4 fps
MRender 5.86
Gravity 5.67
Splatting 12.8
7% 8.12 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.85%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,576
Write 754
Mixed 534
208% 955 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 58.4
192% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 549
DQ Mixed 648
487% 654 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 234%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
622GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 103 104 106 108 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 111
Write 109
Mixed 82
SusWrite 104
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.2
143% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.2% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 10.4
MC Mixed 9.2
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 9.9
SC Mixed 8.4
27% 9.3 GB/s
Latency 87.4
46% 87.4 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16J9 Builds (Compare 3,740 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

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