MSI MS-16S3

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	212% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 68% 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 Prestige 15 A10SC
Motherboard	MSI MS-16S3 (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 18:51
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	68%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10710U 6,640 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 78.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 792 81% 656 Pts	64-Core 946 59% 946 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 129C) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	3.23% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 56.1 Parallax 7.7 5% 23.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.23% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TB 11,331 User benchmarks, average bench 252% 887GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11111000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1186 1150 833 719 688 783 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 754 Write 729 Mixed 674 SusWrite 893 172% 762 MB/s	4K Read 50.7 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 74.8 262% 98.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,182 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 1073 795% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 322%
WD My Passport 264F 500GB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 366GB free Firmware: 2005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 650 431 432 433 434 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 523 Write 533 Mixed 458 SusWrite 469 112% 496 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 38.9 126% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 111 99% 147 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 27 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MS-16S3 Builds (Compare 508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16S3

CPU
Core i7-10710UIntelBench 68%, 6,640 samples	483x
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples	15x
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples	10x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 6,852 samples	304x
GTX 1650 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 36%, 6,904 samples	179x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples	13x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	65x
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ5 512GBKingstonBench 120%, 1,437 samples	55x
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00-1032 1TBWDCBench 252%, 11,331 samples	52x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	78x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	70x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	59x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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