MSI MS-16H2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics19.8% 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 Drive115% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-16H2  (all builds)
MotherboardMicro-Star MS-16H2
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140513
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 15:35
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4700HQ-$370
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 99
2-Core 189
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 330
8-Core 505
52% 417 Pts
64-Core 440
27% 440 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 870M
MSI(1462 10FD) 3GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5582
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.9
Reflection 20.7
Parallax 29.6
19% 24.4 fps
MRender 31.6
Gravity 26.7
Splatting 24
22% 27.4 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 24%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 617 638 641 429 306 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 996
Write 576
Mixed 285
SusWrite 541
133% 600 MB/s
4K Read 18.9
4K Write 55.4
4K Mixed 19.8
83% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 511
DQ Mixed 108
158% 285 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 115%
Great: 237%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
913GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 125 131 127 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 137
Write 3.8
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 128
53% 73.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1KBG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.3% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H2 Builds (Compare 154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: MSI MS-16H2

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