MSI MS-16U6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics13.1% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star Alpha 15 A3DDK
MotherboardMSI MS-16U6  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200723
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateNov 11 '22 at 19:48
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3750H
FP5, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
66.6% Good
Memory 74.7
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 169
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 492
50% 404 Pts
64-Core 500
31% 500 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 10 Graphics
MSI(1462 12A5) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.23.15
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
13.1% Very poor
Lighting 17.1
Reflection 60.1
Parallax 22.4
14% 33.2 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 19.2
Splatting 12.4
12% 14.3 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,906
Write 1,578
Mixed 1,243
350% 1,576 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 50.9
174% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 817
DQ Write 473
DQ Mixed 621
469% 637 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 296%
SDK PSSD 4TB
4TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 18 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 37.5
Write 18.2
Mixed 18.1
SusWrite 18.5
28% 23.1 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 6.5
329% 11.9 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.7% Good
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 23.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 25.5
SC Mixed 20.5
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 91
44% 91 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16U6 Builds (Compare 146 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16U6

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