MSI MS-16H8

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.46% 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.
Boot Drive	63.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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.

System	Micro-Star PX60 6QD
Motherboard	MSI MS-16H8 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151221
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '21 at 09:39
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 77.7 1-Core 73.6 2-Core 178 63% 110 Pts	4-Core 319 8-Core 531 52% 425 Pts	64-Core 532 33% 532 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 116B) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.46% Terrible	Lighting 5.6 Reflection 14.3 Parallax 6.5 5% 8.8 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 6.2 Splatting 11.5 7% 8.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.46% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GB 2,005 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 50100P00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 204 188 191 180 174 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 356 Write 301 Mixed 262 SusWrite 199 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 45.7 4K Mixed 17.3 82% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 238 192% 269 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 749GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 91 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 78.7 Write 75.8 Mixed 20 SusWrite 89.7 48% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 75%

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 below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.1% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 20.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 18.6 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 84.9 47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 76%

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

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16H8

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	98x
Xeon E3-1505M v5IntelBench 66%, 6,024 samples	10x
Xeon E3-1505M v6IntelBench 70%, 4,124 samples	8x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	60x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	18x
GeForce GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,080 samples	10x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	10x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	9x
THNSN5128GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBToshibaBench 150%, 2,421 samples	6x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	26x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	14x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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