MSI GS66 Stealth

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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.
ProcessorWith 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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics10.9% 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 Drive269% 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
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 01:23
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 77%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th 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 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
63.1% Good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 153
60% 102 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 437
43% 351 Pts
64-Core 761
47% 761 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 12AE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6109
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
10.9% Very poor
Lighting 13.7
Reflection 19
Parallax 12.5
11% 15.1 fps
MRender 17
Gravity 10
Splatting 12.1
10% 13 fps
Poor: 69%
This bench: 10.9%
Great: 96%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB1T0HBLR-00000 1TB
725GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXF7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1680 1859 1587 1552 1302 1509 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 2101
Write 1,892
Mixed 1,596
SusWrite 1,582
403% 1,793 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 95.4
4K Mixed 62.7
205% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 418
DQ Mixed 558
411% 546 MB/s
Poor: 185%
This bench: 269%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43EB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 26.7
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 17.3
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 85.9
47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: MSI GS66 Stealth - $1,599

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