MSI GS66 Stealth

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.8% 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 Drive246% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
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
Memory59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201119
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '21 at 21:30
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 77%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 254
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 496
57% 447 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 12AE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7212
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 178
Parallax 127
90% 138 fps
MRender 142
Gravity 102
Splatting 95.8
90% 113 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 106%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 2TB
451GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB411D45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 1151 1134 786 206 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,637
Write 1072
Mixed 1,232
SusWrite 662
309% 1,401 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 63.2
211% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 958
DQ Write 596
DQ Mixed 731
557% 762 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 246%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43MB1-CTD 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 25.5
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 44: 6R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
44% 28% 50 110 7 60 15.5" 1536 864 AUO328E
Typical MS-16V1 Builds (Compare 1,648 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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