MSI MS-16H5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.42% 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.

CPU throttled at 99% 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

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

System	Micro-Star GS60 2QE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16H5 (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150727
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '20 at 07:33
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5700HQ 14,004 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Memory 85.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 464 48% 389 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 5600 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1102) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	5.42% Terrible	Lighting 5.5 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.19 4% 8.08 fps	MRender 8.86 Gravity 5.27 Splatting 11.4 7% 8.51 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.42% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 SATA M.2 128GB 5,880 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: JUXA0102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 339 Write 94.3 Mixed 223 48% 219 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 21.4 79% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 192 150% 214 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 112GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 122 123 122 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 131 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 122 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GB 4,507 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 17.3 58% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.2 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 58%

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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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Gaming 7%

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16H5

CPU
Core i7-4720HQIntelBench 58%, 80,960 samples	73x
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples	47x
Core i7-5700HQIntelBench 69%, 14,004 samples	41x

GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples	77x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	44x
HD Graphics 5600IntelBench 4%, 7,009 samples	30x

SSD
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	33x
RBU-SNS8100S3128GD1 128GBKingstonBench 63%, 932 samples	27x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	19x

RAM
MSI16D3LS1MNG/8G 2x8GBKingstonBench 54%, 4,507 samples	61x
AM1L16BC8R2-B1QS 2x8GBAdataBench 52%, 1,843 samples	21x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples	17x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $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