MSI MS-16H4

Performance Results


Gaming 4% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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.

System	Micro-Star GS60 2PL
Motherboard	MSI MS-16H4 (all builds)
Memory	2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140721
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4710HQ 69,536 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 72.9 1-Core 56.4 2-Core 113 50% 80.7 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 247 27% 215 Pts	64-Core 322 20% 322 Pts
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1102) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.45% Terrible	Lighting 1.8 Reflection 10.7 Parallax 2.4 2% 4.97 fps	MRender 2.2 Gravity 1.3 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.45% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 SATA M.2 128GB 5,880 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: JUXA0102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 242 250 268 85 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 390 Write 356 Mixed 332 SusWrite 209 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 22.6 69% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 313 235% 315 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 127 127 126 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 123 Write 112 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 126 69% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G 1x8GB 1,789 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 6.9 MC Mixed 6.5 20% 7.1 GB/s	SC Read 3.6 SC Write 5.4 SC Mixed 4.4 13% 4.47 GB/s	Latency 94.9 42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 32%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 10: 1R 1G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
10%	44%	9	4	2	60	15.5"	1280 720	CMN15C0

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Typical MS-16H4 Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H4

CPU
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	27x
Core i5-4210HIntelBench 55%, 12,540 samples	7x
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	6x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	35x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples	5x
GeForce 840MNvidiaBench 9%, 20,978 samples	1x

SSD
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	3x
RBU-SNS8100S3128GD1 128GBKingstonBench 63%, 932 samples	3x
HFS256G38MNB-2200A 256GBBench 66%, 130 samples	2x

RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 77,702 samples	9x
HMT41GS6AFR8A-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 28%, 19,744 samples	7x
MSI16D3LS1KFG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 29%, 1,789 samples	3x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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