MSI MS-16H5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive126% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GS60 2QE
MotherboardMSI MS-16H5  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 09:41
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU0%

 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 i7-5700HQ
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 599
66% 522 Pts
64-Core 596
37% 596 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
MSI(1462 1102) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
31.8% Below average
Lighting 41
Reflection 42.1
Parallax 36.1
33% 39.7 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 40
Splatting 35.5
29% 34.7 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 542 552 417 537 501 515 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 1,059
Write 570
Mixed 446
SusWrite 511
143% 647 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 29.5
111% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 479
DQ Mixed 182
200% 332 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 126%
Great: 237%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
913GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 119 116 116 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
64.7% Good
Read 109
Write 96.1
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 116
62% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
32.4% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 8.8
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 32%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16H5 Builds (Compare 163 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H5

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