MSI MS-16K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS63 Stealth 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16K5  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateAug 12 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 121
2-Core 245
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 592
65% 515 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1210) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4939
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.11% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.53
6% 8.86 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 14.9
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.11%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV256G 256GB
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 299 279 294 286 284 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 368
Write 278
Mixed 268
SusWrite 286
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 20.7
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 32
102% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 196
160% 232 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 95%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
912GB free
Firmware: 04.01A04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 116 104 113 114 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 115
Write 35.4
Mixed 50.9
SusWrite 111
57% 78 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
207% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.4% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 20.8
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16K5 Builds (Compare 385 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K5

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