MSI MS-16S2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.1% 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 Drive330% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star PS63 Modern 8RDS
MotherboardMSI MS-16S2  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190821
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 07:40
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8565U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 138
2-Core 258
85% 157 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 582
64% 509 Pts
64-Core 563
35% 563 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti with Max-Q Design
MSI(1462 1284) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3184
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
30.1% Below average
Lighting 37.4
Reflection 28.8
Parallax 34.8
30% 33.6 fps
MRender 37.5
Gravity 37.1
Splatting 33.7
29% 36.1 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 30.1%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1621 1785 1613 1406 1518 1316 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
330% Outstanding
Read 2,425
Write 2,156
Mixed 1,710
SusWrite 1,543
439% 1,959 MB/s
4K Read 60.4
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 81
271% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,098
DQ Write 1,348
DQ Mixed 1,241
931% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 330%
Great: 410%
Kingston RBUSNS8180S3512GJ 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: SBFK61D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 82 90 90 82 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 407
Write 284
Mixed 278
SusWrite 132
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 38.4
141% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 221
190% 278 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.5% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.6
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 26.3
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 92.1
43% 92.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16S2 Builds (Compare 126 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16S2

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HDDRAMUSB
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