MSI MS-16S3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	215% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 68% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Prestige 15 A10SC
Motherboard	MSI MS-16S3 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190909
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '19 at 10:48
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	68%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10710U 6,640 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 206 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 780 75% 617 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 118 Reflection 110 Parallax 120 96% 116 fps	Gravity 111 Splatting 99.2 92% 105 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 982 1000 880 917 784 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 803 Write 715 Mixed 774 SusWrite 902 180% 799 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 79.1 267% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,159 DQ Write 862 DQ Mixed 1,000 750% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 329%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 989 1007 884 922 804 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 782 Write 759 Mixed 989 SusWrite 910 195% 860 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 82.6 269% 92.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 1,033 766% 1,018 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 28,425 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 22.5 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 26.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 84%

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

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 11%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16S3

CPU
Core i7-10710UIntelBench 68%, 6,640 samples	483x
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples	15x
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples	10x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 6,852 samples	304x
GTX 1650 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 36%, 6,904 samples	179x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples	13x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	65x
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ5 512GBKingstonBench 120%, 1,437 samples	55x
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	52x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	78x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	70x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	59x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16