MSI MS-16J5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.2% 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 Drive71% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star GL62 6QF
MotherboardMSI MS-16J5  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '20 at 08:19
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 190
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 544
58% 461 Pts
64-Core 542
34% 542 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
MSI(1462 115A) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5671
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Lighting 22.4
Reflection 17.5
Parallax 20.2
18% 20 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 13.7
Splatting 17.2
15% 18.6 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 66 59 40 63 66 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
71% Very good
Read 457
Write 343
Mixed 308
SusWrite 81.8
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 34.5
128% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 88.1
DQ Mixed 110
102% 163 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 71%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA451S6AFR8N-TF HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.1% Average
MC Read 14.3
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.9
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 13.2
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16J5 Builds (Compare 1,630 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J5

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