MSI MS-16H5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.13% 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.
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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star GS60 2QE
MotherboardMSI MS-16H5  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150727
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 24 '20 at 23:37
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5700HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 189
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 556
59% 469 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 5600
MSI(1462 1102) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4624
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.13% Terrible
Lighting 6.23
Reflection 42.4
Parallax 8.03
5% 18.9 fps
MRender 9.67
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 13.1
8% 9.54 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.13%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 SATA M.2 128GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JUXA0102
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 328
Write 91.5
Mixed 164
42% 195 MB/s
4K Read 9.4
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 13.1
62% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 88.7
DQ Mixed 162
130% 190 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
20GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 76 73 70 65 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
28% Poor
Read 26.8
Write 79.8
Mixed 17.7
SusWrite 70.9
35% 48.8 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
46% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 28%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.9% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 19.5
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 18.2
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.9%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H5 Builds (Compare 163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H5

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