MSI GS66 Stealth

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.28% 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 Drive238% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 77% 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
SystemMSI GS66 Stealth  (all builds)
MotherboardMicro-Star MS-16V1
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201119
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 14:16
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 77%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10980HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 85.5
2-Core 156
65% 108 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 544
53% 435 Pts
64-Core 945
58% 945 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics
MSI(1462 12AE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7642
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.28% Terrible
Lighting 6.1
Reflection 144
Parallax 9.1
5% 53 fps
MRender 12
Gravity 7.8
Splatting 12.1
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.28%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1032 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10204122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1624 1643 1358 1303 1307 1312 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 1789
Write 2,098
Mixed 1,643
SusWrite 1,425
392% 1,739 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 49.6
174% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 685
DQ Write 458
DQ Mixed 623
451% 589 MB/s
Poor: 201%
This bench: 238%
Great: 274%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
785GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 1005 1131 1151 1144 1160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 911
Write 364
Mixed 1,053
SusWrite 1,100
193% 857 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 64.7
222% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 629
DQ Write 546
DQ Mixed 268
288% 481 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 199%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
75.5% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 22.8
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 27.2
SC Mixed 20.4
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 75.1
53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16V1 Builds (Compare 1,643 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk

System: MSI GS66 Stealth - $1,599

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $1,599
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