MSI MS-16J5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	5.12% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GL62 7QF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16J5 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 19:43
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 65.3 1-Core 84.6 2-Core 152 58% 101 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 272 33% 254 Pts	64-Core 332 21% 332 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 115A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	5.12% Terrible	Lighting 5.8 Reflection 25.9 Parallax 5.9 5% 12.5 fps	MRender 6.4 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 8.7 6% 6.97 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.12% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 378 Write 94 Mixed 190 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 41.6 4K Mixed 23.8 78% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 147 120% 174 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 82%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 282GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 48 87 86 87 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 74.9 Write 29.4 Mixed 43.5 SusWrite 65.5 39% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 17.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 16 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 76%

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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 10%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J5

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,159x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	326x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	88x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	937x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	502x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	90x

SSD
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	151x
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	55x
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GBBench 79%, 2,005 samples	32x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	280x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	237x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	171x

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