MSI MS-16P8

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics25.4% 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 Drive213% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GL63 8RCS
MotherboardMSI MS-16P8  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190322
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateNov 26 '20 at 04:50
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8300H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 83
1-Core 119
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 586
60% 483 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
MSI(1462 127D) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5730
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
25.4% Poor
Lighting 32.2
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 31.7
26% 31.7 fps
MRender 35.1
Gravity 34.8
Splatting 20.6
24% 30.2 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 26%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 477 461 423 432 448 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,960
Write 1,365
Mixed 1,420
SusWrite 504
292% 1,312 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 63.2
202% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 988
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 908
682% 913 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 213%
Great: 372%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
333GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 40 41 40 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Read 39.5
Write 38
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 39.8
49% 36.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.5% Below average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 11.2
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 8.8
24% 8.43 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16P8 Builds (Compare 264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16P8

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