MSI GS66 Stealth

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive248% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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
Memory23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '21 at 20:49
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 17%
CPU Throttled 77%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 242
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 706
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 1,052
65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 12AE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6589
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.5% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 126
Parallax 108
85% 113 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 86.4
81% 102 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1032 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10204122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1562 1904 1285 1295 1301 1294 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
248% Outstanding
Read 1,712
Write 2,017
Mixed 1,589
SusWrite 1,440
381% 1,690 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 52.5
184% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,030
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 782
584% 788 MB/s
Poor: 201%
This bench: 248%
Great: 274%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2G43AB2-CWE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 23.4
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 31.2
SC Mixed 25.9
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16V1 Builds (Compare 1,645 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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