MSI MS-16H5

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Micro-Star GS60 2QE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16H5 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150923
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '21 at 06:59
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5700HQ 14,004 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 79% 142 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 580 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% MSI(1462 1102) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7141 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	31.9% Below average	Lighting 39.1 Reflection 45 Parallax 39.3 32% 41.1 fps	MRender 41 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 35.9 32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 581 426 473 531 509 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 778 Write 530 Mixed 651 SusWrite 477 136% 609 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 37.4 119% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 405 DQ Write 440 DQ Mixed 420 317% 422 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 237%
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 418GB free Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 506 506 506 422 351 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 73% Great: 130%

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)	57.5% Above average	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 16.8 57% 19.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	109	7	48	15.5"	1536 864	SDC4852

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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

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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