MSI MS-16J6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.17% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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 CX62 6QD
MotherboardMSI MS-16J6  (all builds)
Memory15.6 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160603
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 21 '17 at 07:47
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 21%
CPU Throttled 96%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
41.2% Average
Memory 43.9
1-Core 49.5
2-Core 137
41% 76.7 Pts
4-Core 242
8-Core 128
28% 185 Pts
64-Core 266
16% 266 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
MSI(1462 1190) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4474
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
5.17% Terrible
Lighting 4.83
Reflection 1.19
Parallax 6.41
4% 4.14 fps
MRender 6.43
Gravity 5.73
Splatting 13.7
8% 8.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.17%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47
519GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 72.6
Write 47
Mixed 61.9
46% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 0.42
4K Mixed 0.14
38% 0.31 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905663-008.A00G Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF 20GB
2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
24.5% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 8.4
27% 9.37 GB/s
SC Read 2
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 4.1
11% 3.8 GB/s
Latency 185
22% 185 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16J6 Builds (Compare 401 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J6

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HDDRAMUSB
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