MSI MS-16K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% 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 Drive202% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS63 Stealth 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16K5  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 22:20
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 85.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 751
75% 612 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1210) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52.6% Above average
Lighting 64.5
Reflection 72.8
Parallax 59.8
53% 65.7 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 58.1
Splatting 66.3
53% 64.1 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 876 874 878 881 882 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 822
Write 1,647
Mixed 1,164
SusWrite 962
261% 1,149 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 53.9
195% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,222
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,135
851% 1,136 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 202%
Great: 355%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB
232GB free
Firmware: M0MU031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 419 412 405 396 411 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 60.5
Write 370
Mixed 334
SusWrite 411
68% 294 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 28.3
89% 35.4 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 26.2
80% 172 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 20.6
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.5
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.3%
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 384 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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