MSI MS-16J5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.2% 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 Drive70.4% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GL62 6QF
MotherboardMSI MS-16J5  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170215
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJun 12 '19 at 13:37
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 192
71% 124 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 530
56% 450 Pts
64-Core 513
32% 513 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
MSI(1462 115A) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 23.1
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 20
19% 20.1 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 16.8
17% 21.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM830 mSATA 256GB
79GB free
Firmware: CXM03D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 221 220 219 209 217 MB/s
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
59.2% Above average
Read 247
Write 220
Mixed 197
SusWrite 218
50% 221 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 25.9
98% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 128
97% 133 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.2%
Great: 80%
Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-000L7 256GB
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT28L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 70 53 73 57 62 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 455
Write 127
Mixed 149
SusWrite 68.6
44% 200 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 28
127% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 76.6
96% 175 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 91%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
13GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 68 70 69 70 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Read 64.2
Write 66.5
Mixed 16
SusWrite 69.6
39% 54.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 75%
TOSHIBA TransMemory 8GB
7GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.7 4.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
7.72% Terrible
Read 35.2
Write 5.5
Mixed 7.8
SusWrite 4.4
13% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.72%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.4% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 18.5
63% 22 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 19.8
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16J5 Builds (Compare 1,626 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J5

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