MSI MS-16H5

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS60 2QE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16H5 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150720
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '21 at 14:07
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^th 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Memory 78.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 223 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 571 54% 450 Pts	64-Core 563 35% 563 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 5600 7,009 User benchmarks, average bench 4% MSI(1462 1102) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	2.6% Terrible	Lighting 2.6 Reflection 2.1 Parallax 6.7 2% 3.8 fps	MRender 3.7 Gravity 5.5 Splatting 3.9 4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.6% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 227GB free (System drive) Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 219 259 257 257 256 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 450 Write 347 Mixed 253 SusWrite 249 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 29.9 100% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 172 156% 240 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 114%
HFS128G39MNC-3310A 128GB 1,122 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 117GB free Firmware: 20001P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 238 289 296 296 294 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.9% Above average	Read 227 Write 141 Mixed 161 SusWrite 279 46% 202 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 25.7 4K Mixed 11.5 44% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 231 192% 276 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 92%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 178GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 111 113 113 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 82 Write 82.5 Mixed 37 SusWrite 110 57% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 86% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GB 6,146 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	21.8% Poor	MC Read 8.5 MC Write 4.8 MC Mixed 4.7 17% 6 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 9.3 28% 9.8 GB/s	Latency 84.2 48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 32%

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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-16H5 Builds (Compare 163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H5

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	73x
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	47x
Core i7-5700HQIntelBench 69%, 14,004 samples	41x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	77x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	44x
HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples	30x

SSD
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	33x
RBU-SNS8100S3128GD1 128GBKingstonBench 63%, 932 samples	27x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	19x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 54%, 4,507 samples	61x
AM1L16BC8R2-B1QS 2x8GBAdataBench 52%, 1,843 samples	21x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	17x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16