MSI MS-16J3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 51.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.65% 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 Drive	39.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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 CX62 2QD
Motherboard	MSI MS-16J3 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	11 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 17:44
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 1.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Memory 74.4 1-Core 49.9 2-Core 92.6 47% 72.3 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 343 29% 251 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 940M 15,731 User benchmarks, average bench 9% MSI(1462 114C) 2GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6089 Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	7.65% Terrible	Lighting 10 Reflection 13.4 Parallax 9 8% 10.8 fps	MRender 5.9 Gravity 8.5 Splatting 9.4 7% 7.93 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.65% Great: 10%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U128G1002 128GB 7,802 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4131002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 48 55 22 79 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 370 Write 34.2 Mixed 84 SusWrite 59.5 29% 137 MB/s	4K Read 12.1 4K Write 14.2 4K Mixed 16.3 47% 14.2 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 91.4 DQ Mixed 164 114% 144 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 87%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 939GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 94 90 93 94 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 32.2 Write 80.8 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 93.7 46% 63 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G Hynix HMT451S6BFR8A-PB 12GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	36.3% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.5 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 12.7 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 91.6 44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 53%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MS-16J3 Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 64%

Destroyer

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J3

CPU
Core i7-5700HQIntelBench 69%, 14,004 samples	96x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	85x

GPU
HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples	66x
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	59x
GTX 950MNvidiaBench 14%, 38,813 samples	41x

SSD
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	13x
MX500 500GBCrucial $53Bench 106%, 237,241 samples	6x
850 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 102%, 28,058 samples	4x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 6,146 samples	64x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	18x
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 0515 CT102464BF160B.M16 16GBKingstonBench 54%, 12 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16