MSI MS-16S2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 49.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics5.53% 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 Drive127% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star PS63 Modern 8SC
MotherboardMSI MS-16S2  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190219
Uptime11.8 Days
Run DateSep 14 '20 at 13:36
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
49.3% Average
Memory 68.8
1-Core 47.8
2-Core 94.3
44% 70.3 Pts
4-Core 162
8-Core 263
26% 213 Pts
64-Core 252
16% 252 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620
MSI(1462 1284) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
5.53% Terrible
Lighting 5.6
Reflection 39.2
Parallax 6.16
5% 17 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 5.47
Splatting 11.4
7% 8.74 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.53%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zmv512g TOSHIBA 512GB
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADXA0103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 628 609 653 642 645 603 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 754
Write 512
Mixed 653
SusWrite 630
143% 637 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 56.7
4K Mixed 40.9
138% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 334
254% 350 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 127%
Great: 166%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.9% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 22.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 12.7
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 84%

 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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