MSI MS-16K3

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	64.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 60% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS63VR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-16K3 (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170719
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '18 at 05:58
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Memory 73.9 1-Core 46.2 2-Core 99 46% 73 Pts	4-Core 135 8-Core 246 23% 190 Pts	64-Core 269 17% 269 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q) 9,069 User benchmarks, average bench 61% MSI(1462 11E9) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8264 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Lighting 79.9 Reflection 95.6 Parallax 73.4 65% 83 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 81.7 63% 76.9 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 1,449 Write 348 Mixed 424 160% 740 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 12 85% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 34 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 38.4 39% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 155%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 125 125 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 102 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 25 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 79 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 309 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 244814118949 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	78.8% Very good	Read 143 Write 132 Mixed 127 101% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.21 91% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905630-039.A00G 2x16GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 25.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 113%

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Typical MS-16K3 Builds (Compare 112 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	111x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	61x
GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 61%, 9,069 samples	48x
Quadro P4000 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 54%, 39 samples	3x

SSD
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 196%, 44,403 samples	22x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	20x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	9x

RAM
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 585 samples	17x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	16x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GBSamsungBench 75%, 7,581 samples	14x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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