MSI MS-16J9

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.42% 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 Drive	73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 49% 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.

System	Micro-Star GL62M 7REX
Motherboard	MSI MS-16J9 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180323
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 19:20
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Memory 72.7 1-Core 50.9 2-Core 101 47% 74.9 Pts	4-Core 188 8-Core 280 29% 234 Pts	64-Core 280 17% 280 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11C8) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.42% Terrible	Lighting 7.77 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 7.28 6% 14.8 fps	MRender 10.9 Gravity 6.97 Splatting 15.5 10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.42% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 262 231 248 247 246 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 375 Write 437 Mixed 359 SusWrite 273 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 19.9 93% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 319 240% 320 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 133%
Kingston RBUSNS8180S3128GI1 128GB 1,245 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 118GB free Firmware: SBFK60B9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 64 64 64 65 65 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 458 Write 292 Mixed 325 SusWrite 99 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 24.8 103% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 164 139% 201 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 78%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 1TB 4,641 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 331GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 111 113 105 105 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 94.8 Write 108 Mixed 66 SusWrite 106 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 63%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.5 8.4 8.6 8.4 8.5 8.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 22 Write 8.3 Mixed 7 SusWrite 8.3 13% 11.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.3 154% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC Kingston 9905624-044.A00G 16GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 21.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 14.5 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 78%

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Gaming 7%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	2,441x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1,288x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,223x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,007x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	498x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	205x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	126x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	110x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	757x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	302x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	211x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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