MSI MS-16J5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 54.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	6.29% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (83%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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 GL62 6QF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16J5 (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160429
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '19 at 16:59
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	83%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Memory 73.6 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 122 54% 87.9 Pts	4-Core 194 8-Core 242 28% 218 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.1% 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 115A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.29% Terrible	Lighting 6.77 Reflection 17.2 Parallax 7.66 6% 10.5 fps	MRender 8.43 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 13 8% 9.02 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.29% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 SATA M.2 128GB 5,880 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYXA0101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 132 Write 33.3 Mixed 100 19% 88.3 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 21.2 68% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 266 DQ Write 66.2 DQ Mixed 144 112% 159 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 510GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 113 113 112 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 112 Write 84.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 112 60% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 12.7 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 93.3 43% 93.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 76%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16J5

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1,156x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	326x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	88x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	935x
GTX 960MNvidiaBench 16%, 73,363 samples	501x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	90x

SSD
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	150x
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	55x
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GBBench 79%, 2,005 samples	32x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	280x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	237x
M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GBSamsungBench 35%, 32,056 samples	171x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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