MSI MS-16H5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.1% 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 Drive82.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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
SystemMicro-Star GS60 2QE
MotherboardMSI MS-16H5  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 20 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 82
1-Core 106
2-Core 201
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 530
55% 441 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
MSI(1462 1102) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3136
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Lighting 41.3
Reflection 37.5
Parallax 36.8
34% 38.5 fps
MRender 43
Gravity 39.1
Splatting 36.6
32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 151 125 56 73 8.1 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Read 562
Write 628
Mixed 325
SusWrite 156
93% 418 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 71.3
4K Mixed 24.8
112% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 435
DQ Mixed 121
165% 298 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 237%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
55.4% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 16.1
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H5 Builds (Compare 163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H5

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