MSI MS-16H8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics26.9% 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 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS60 6QD
MotherboardMSI MS-16H8  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170929
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '19 at 15:01
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.6% Good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 90.5
2-Core 172
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 519
51% 415 Pts
64-Core 527
33% 527 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 965M
MSI(1462 116B) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3615
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
26.9% Poor
Lighting 35.1
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 28.2
29% 31.8 fps
MRender 28.3
Gravity 33.2
Splatting 26.2
24% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.9%
Great: 27%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 946 842 797 767 767 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,437
Write 1,050
Mixed 775
SusWrite 839
229% 1,025 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 53.7
191% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 539
424% 604 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 196%
Great: 247%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400
109GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 362 362 373 373 370 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 312
Write 365
Mixed 240
SusWrite 365
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 36.4
4K Mixed 23.6
80% 26.6 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 148
113% 153 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
35.2% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 9.7
34% 11.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 10.9
SC Mixed 10.1
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H8 Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H8

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