MSI MS-16GC

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GE60 2OC\2OD\2OE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16GC (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 00:32
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4200M-$39 33,019 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 57.9 1-Core 82.2 2-Core 144 54% 94.5 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 209 28% 212 Pts	64-Core 209 13% 209 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 10E0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 2% Great: 3%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2013)-$65 16,938 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 184GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 40 47 41 38 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 88.8 Write 69.7 Mixed 44 SusWrite 40.7 45% 60.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 49% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Nanya M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 1x8GB 1,618 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	20.8% Poor	MC Read 7.5 MC Write 7.9 MC Mixed 6.5 21% 7.3 GB/s	SC Read 4.4 SC Write 4.4 SC Mixed 4.5 13% 4.43 GB/s	Latency 134 30% 134 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 32%

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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-16GC Builds (Compare 233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16GC

CPU
Core i7-4700MQIntel $209Bench 59%, 69,603 samples	150x
Core i5-4200MIntel $39Bench 50%, 33,019 samples	55x
Core i7-4800MQIntel $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples	14x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	153x
GTX 765MNvidiaBench 13%, 7,023 samples	58x
GeForce GT 750MNvidiaBench 8%, 13,088 samples	19x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
M550 mSATA 128GBCrucial $378Bench 81%, 349 samples	5x
SSDNow mS200 mSATA 120GBKingston $100Bench 67%, 901 samples	5x

RAM
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 1x8GBNanyaBench 29%, 1,618 samples	26x
M2S8G64CC8HB5N-DI 2x8GBNanyaBench 51%, 1,393 samples	16x
RB16D3LS1KBG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 48%, 276 samples	10x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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