MSI MS-16U4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.47% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive203% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star GL65 9SC
MotherboardMSI MS-16U4  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200326
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 15 '21 at 09:10
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9300H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 100
2-Core 260
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 708
75% 598 Pts
64-Core 706
44% 706 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 12A1) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
4.47% Terrible
Lighting 5.9
Reflection 91.3
Parallax 7.2
5% 34.8 fps
MRender 9.9
Gravity 6
Splatting 0.2
4% 5.37 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.47%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
425GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 768 751 752 710 750 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 972
Write 919
Mixed 836
SusWrite 759
196% 872 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 66.5
226% 82.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,082
DQ Write 1,077
DQ Mixed 1,073
808% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 203%
Great: 204%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK Kingston 99U5624-001.A00G 16GB
2667, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 21.2
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.9
SC Mixed 23.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16U4 Builds (Compare 264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16U4

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