MSI MS-16S2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive256% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
CPU throttled at 89% 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
SystemMicro-Star PS63 Modern 8SC
MotherboardMSI MS-16S2  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190718
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '22 at 11:01
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 89%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8565U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 258
85% 157 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 556
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620
MSI(1462 1284) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
5.57% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 7.5
Parallax 8.5
5% 7.2 fps
MRender 7.6
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 11.5
8% 8.83 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.57%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1371 648 651 651 647 654 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,200
Write 1,809
Mixed 1345
SusWrite 770
342% 1531 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 76.7
257% 88.8 MB/s
DQ Read 897
DQ Write 966
DQ Mixed 912
692% 925 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 256%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 24.5
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16S2 Builds (Compare 126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16S2

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