MSI MS-16K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.09% 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 Drive73.8% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS63 Stealth 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16K5  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '20 at 20:34
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 738
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 876
54% 876 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1210) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.09% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 72.3
Parallax 7.8
5% 28.9 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 10.5
8% 9.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.09%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 256GB
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 207 176 173 202 211 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 470
Write 313
Mixed 289
SusWrite 197
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 24.2
95% 32 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 235
198% 290 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 96%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
882GB free
Firmware: 04.01A04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 114 118 120 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 128
Write 110
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 116
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.8
208% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 26.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.3%
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 386 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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HDDRAMUSB
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