MSI MS-16S3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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.
Graphics	3.17% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	172% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 68% 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

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

System	Micro-Star Prestige 15 A10SC
Motherboard	MSI MS-16S3 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 21:16
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	68%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10710U 6,640 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 260 86% 157 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 772 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 870 54% 870 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 129C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	3.17% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 55.3 Parallax 8 5% 23.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.17% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg40znv512g KIOXIA 512GB 11,361 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: AEXA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 689 708 502 368 373 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 797 Write 500 Mixed 521 SusWrite 503 130% 580 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 67.2 230% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,072 DQ Write 667 DQ Mixed 658 547% 799 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 213%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB 108,106 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 22.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 32.5 SC Mixed 25.9 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 3R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	36%	28	112	9	60	15.5"	1536 864	CMN15E8

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Typical MS-16S3 Builds (Compare 507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16S3

CPU
Core i7-10710UIntelBench 68%, 6,640 samples	482x
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples	15x
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples	10x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 6,852 samples	303x
GTX 1650 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 36%, 6,904 samples	179x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples	13x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	65x
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ5 512GBKingstonBench 120%, 1,437 samples	55x
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	52x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	78x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	70x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	59x

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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) $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