MSI MS-16S3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	152% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	Micro-Star Prestige 15 A10SC
Motherboard	MSI MS-16S3 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	26.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '22 at 14:32
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	68%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 213 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 557 59% 471 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.3% 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. 27.20.100.8935 Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	4.84% Terrible	Lighting 5.1 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 5.9 4% 22.1 fps	MRender 7.5 Gravity 5.9 Splatting 8.7 6% 7.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.84% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 731 745 651 324 259 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 697 Write 713 Mixed 628 SusWrite 590 148% 657 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.1 197% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 737 DQ Write 479 DQ Mixed 616 457% 611 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 204%
Pm981 NVMe Samsung 256GB 5,350 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 220GB free Firmware: EXD71D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 569 307 292 306 307 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 719 Write 669 Mixed 651 SusWrite 423 138% 616 MB/s	4K Read 52.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 58.4 212% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 742 DQ Write 598 DQ Mixed 695 514% 678 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 255%
Amd-raid WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 450 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 925GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 158 174 161 165 160 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 258 Write 160 Mixed 196 SusWrite 160 144% 194 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 10.4 2,174% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 204%
Lexar JumpDrive P20 USB 3.0 64GB-$20 539 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 54GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 261 230 261 254 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 182 Write 85.7 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 249 190% 145 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 97% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 28,425 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 21.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28.5 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 84%

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

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Typical MS-16S3 Builds (Compare 508 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	483x
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples	15x
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples	10x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 6,852 samples	304x
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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Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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