MSI MS-16GB

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star CX61 0NC/CX61 0ND/CX61 0NF/CX61 0NE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16GB (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121010
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 14:12
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420 65,927 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 79.7 2-Core 160 66% 110 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 426 45% 359 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 10B8) 2GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	4.01% Terrible	Lighting 4.63 Reflection 6.77 Parallax 2.75 4% 4.72 fps	MRender 5.43 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.74 4% 5.18 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.01% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M5S 128GB-$75 5,727 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 194 195 193 186 180 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 367 Write 210 Mixed 218 SusWrite 190 55% 246 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 18.5 73% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 176 152% 225 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 84%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 255GB free Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 55 61 60 52 64 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 48.4 Write 55.8 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 58.7 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 43%
WDC WD10 EARS-00Y5B1 1TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 79GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 62 60 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 60.5 Write 58.8 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 61.2 81% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 61% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 43%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 223GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 0.7 0.6 0.8 3.4 0.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 128 Write 130 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 1.8 100% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 96% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 58%
WDC WD30 EZRZ-00Z5HB0 3TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 782GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 62 60 60 61 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 149 Write 148 Mixed 104 SusWrite 61.2 151% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 59%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 371GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Read 77.7 Write 75.8 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 0.9 74% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT51264BF160B.C16F 2x4GB 4,853 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.3 MC Mixed 17.6 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.9 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 57%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 49%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16GB

CPU
Core i5-3230MIntel $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples	27x
Core i7-3630QMIntel $420Bench 61%, 65,927 samples	22x
Core i5-3210MIntel $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples	18x

GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples	55x
GeForce GT 640MNvidiaBench 5%, 3,728 samples	7x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples	6x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
CS900 240GBPNY $20Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	3x

RAM
M2S4G64CB8HG4N-DI 1x4GBNanyaBench 29%, 152 samples	7x
M2S4G64CB8HG5N-DI 1x4GBNanyaBench 29%, 137 samples	6x
MSI16D3LS1KBG/4G 1x4GBKingstonBench 30%, 133 samples	5x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $129

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $45	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