MSI MS-16K2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics2.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star Please change product name
MotherboardMSI MS-16K2  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161102
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 07 '19 at 06:11
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
45.2% Average
Memory 61.1
1-Core 46.2
2-Core 85.8
41% 64.4 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 229
24% 194 Pts
64-Core 209
13% 209 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11AD) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
2.96% Terrible
Lighting 3.03
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 2.94
2% 5.84 fps
MRender 4.57
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 6.26
4% 4.58 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.96%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 337 313 285 229 228 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 383
Write 746
Mixed 553
SusWrite 329
114% 503 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 17.2
64% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 431
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 403
292% 380 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 207%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB
425GB free
Firmware: SE0OA4H0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 84 84 83 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
48% Average
Read 84
Write 88.2
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 83.1
50% 68.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 48%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 19.1
MC Write 21.2
MC Mixed 19.6
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 9.5
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 12.1
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 124
32% 124 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16K2 Builds (Compare 961 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-16K2

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