MSI MS-16H7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.53% 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 Drive285% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% 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 GS60 6QE
MotherboardMSI MS-16H7  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150916
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 07 '18 at 07:22
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 109
2-Core 206
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 552
58% 466 Pts
64-Core 560
35% 560 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
MSI(1462 1158) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4454
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.53% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 42
Parallax 6.91
6% 18.6 fps
MRender 8.43
Gravity 6.13
Splatting 14
8% 9.51 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.53%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
924GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 2,218
Write 2,102
Mixed 2,461
506% 2,260 MB/s
4K Read 59.9
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 39.5
219% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 40.4
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 37.1
40% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 285%
Great: 329%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
833GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.8% Very good
Read 128
Write 130
Mixed 119
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.21
66% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 75%
WD Elements 1TB
345GB free, PID 1078
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
32.3% Below average
Read 77.6
Write 72.4
Mixed 62.2
89% 70.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.69
4K Mixed 0.19
66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.3%
Great: 43%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB
16GB free, PID 0736
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
8.88% Terrible
Read 18.8
Write 15.2
Mixed 11.9
19% 15.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.04
4K Write 0.61
4K Mixed 0.51
53% 1.72 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 8.88%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 23.2
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H7 Builds (Compare 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H7

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