MSI MS-16S2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.9% 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 Drive348% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star PS63 Modern 8RDS
MotherboardMSI MS-16S2  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 10:55
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8565U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 75.1
1-Core 141
2-Core 269
88% 162 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 611
73% 562 Pts
64-Core 584
36% 584 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design
MSI(1462 1284) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3184
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
29.9% Poor
Lighting 37.1
Reflection 29
Parallax 34.5
30% 33.5 fps
MRender 37.5
Gravity 36.8
Splatting 33.6
29% 36 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98
765GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1794 1977 1588 1516 1391 1498 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
348% Outstanding
Read 2,425
Write 1,391
Mixed 1,298
SusWrite 1,627
376% 1,685 MB/s
4K Read 63.5
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 88.2
292% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 1,244
DQ Write 1,497
DQ Mixed 1,349
1,023% 1,363 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 348%
Great: 410%
Kingston RBUSNS8180S3512GJ 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: SBFK61D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 294 100 100 104 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 389
Write 127
Mixed 194
SusWrite 178
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 37.9
134% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 244
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 217
180% 257 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 22.3
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 25.1
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 90.1
44% 90.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16S2 Builds (Compare 126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16S2

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