MSI GS66 Stealth

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	308% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although 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

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI GS66 Stealth (all builds)
Motherboard	Micro-Star MS-16V1
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200818
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '21 at 00:04
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10980HK 7,777 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 843 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 12AE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7642 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5.9 Reflection 131 Parallax 8.9 5% 48.6 fps	Gravity 7.7 Splatting 12.1 9% 9.9 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 11,331 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 860GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1328 1743 1734 1737 1736 1736 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 2,277 Mixed 1,770 SusWrite 1,669 437% 1,936 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 72.4 252% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,244 DQ Write 863 DQ Mixed 1,035 778% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 322%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43EB1-CTD 2x16GB 609 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.6 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 26.6 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 89%

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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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Workstation 14%

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System: MSI GS66 Stealth - $1,599

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	1,215x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples	218x
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	198x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	658x
GeForce RTX 2070 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 79%, 8,783 samples	363x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	346x

SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	535x
MZVLB1T0HBLR-00000 1TBSamsungBench 275%, 9,396 samples	180x
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 221%, 6,012 samples	178x

RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples	397x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples	368x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	179x

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Total price: $1,599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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