MSI MS-16H5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS60 2QE
MotherboardMSI MS-16H5  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '21 at 13:19
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4720HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 87.9
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 197
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 528
55% 443 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 77%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
MSI(1462 1102) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4587
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
31.8% Below average
Lighting 39.4
Reflection 44.4
Parallax 38.9
32% 40.9 fps
MRender 40.9
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 34.7
31% 38.8 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 115 92 126 109 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 889
Write 194
Mixed 627
SusWrite 135
101% 461 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 40.1
136% 47 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 445
DQ Mixed 192
201% 325 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 104%
Great: 237%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
803GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 126 126 126 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 120
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 125
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
57.5% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 18.6
57% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H5 Builds (Compare 163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H5

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