MSI MS-16K2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.66% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS63VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16K2  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170613
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 02 '19 at 16:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 75.5
2-Core 142
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 269
8-Core 523
47% 396 Pts
64-Core 539
33% 539 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11AD) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.66% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 77.6
Parallax 7.06
7% 31 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 7
Splatting 15.6
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.66%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256G8NY 256GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYXA0101
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 490
Write 431
Mixed 443
101% 455 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 68
4K Mixed 40
127% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 246
195% 276 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 98%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
730GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 110 113 106 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 101
Write 103
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 109
70% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.2
149% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
75.8% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16K2 Builds (Compare 963 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K2

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