MSI MS-16J1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.04% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Micro-Star GE62 2QF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16J1 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150809
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 03:01
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5700HQ 14,004 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 70.7 2-Core 83.2 52% 77.8 Pts	4-Core 164 8-Core 318 29% 241 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 5600 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1125) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5063 Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	4.04% Terrible	Lighting 3.93 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 3.28 3% 6.25 fps	MRender 7.48 Gravity 3.17 Splatting 9.22 6% 6.62 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.04% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 941 Write 885 Mixed 249 153% 692 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 30.1 96% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 417 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 418 293% 370 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 474GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 111 109 111 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 110 62% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 75%
Sony Storage Media 32GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2GB free, PID 06b1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 12 11 15 19 18 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	7.97% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 0.7 Mixed 9 SusWrite 13.8 14% 12.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.97% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GB 4,507 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	52% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 16.6 55% 19.4 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 58%

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J1

CPU
Core i7-5700HQIntelBench 69%, 14,004 samples	129x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	91x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	6x

GPU
HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples	84x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	59x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	53x

SSD
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	51x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	9x
HFS128G39MNC-3310A 128GBBench 78%, 1,122 samples	8x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 54%, 4,507 samples	63x
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 6,146 samples	29x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	21x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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