MSI MS-16S2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.67% 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 Drive141% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star PS63 Modern 8SC
MotherboardMSI MS-16S2  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190219
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMay 29 '19 at 16:28
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8565U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 251
84% 154 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 528
58% 460 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620
MSI(1462 1284) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6519
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.67% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 51.2
Parallax 7.44
5% 21.7 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 7.37
Splatting 16.1
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.67%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P31024GL 1TB
859GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK52.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 408 406 401 390 392 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 713
Mixed 617
SusWrite 416
128% 566 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 55.1
192% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 852
DQ Write 755
DQ Mixed 802
602% 803 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 141%
Great: 141%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.6% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 94.1
42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16S2 Builds (Compare 126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16S2

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