MSI MS-16K5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.28% 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 Drive79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 GS63 Stealth 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16K5  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180507
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJan 15 '19 at 02:54
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 248
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 748
77% 621 Pts
64-Core 950
59% 950 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1210) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4939
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.28% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 73.3
Parallax 9.09
6% 30 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15
9% 11 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.28%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 256GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 196 194 193 186 193 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
79% Very good
Read 478
Write 446
Mixed 327
SusWrite 201
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 46.7
4K Mixed 32.2
107% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 267
215% 304 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79%
Great: 96%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB
912GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 125 128 129 126 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 122
Write 129
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 128
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.2
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16K5 Builds (Compare 385 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K5

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HDDRAMUSB
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