MSI MS-16K4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.34% 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.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star GS63 7RD
Motherboard	MSI MS-16K4 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171207
Uptime	15.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '20 at 17:54
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	23%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 43 2-Core 88.5 44% 68 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 244 26% 210 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.2% 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 11F2) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Lighting 7.9 Reflection 11 Parallax 7.44 6% 8.77 fps	MRender 10.5 Gravity 6.57 Splatting 14.8 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,068 Write 800 Mixed 546 178% 805 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 43.9 149% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 460 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 422 311% 412 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 234%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 846GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 115 115 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 63 Write 104 Mixed 71 SusWrite 114 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.8 234% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	57% Above average	MC Read 21.9 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 12.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 78%

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Typical MS-16K4 Builds (Compare 161 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Destroyer

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K4

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	160x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	97x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	46x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	17x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	42x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsungBench 176%, 11,069 samples	10x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	10x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	69x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GBKingstonBench 39%, 8,446 samples	29x
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 42%, 4,184 samples	15x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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