MSI MS-16J9

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.35% 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 Drive89.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 49% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GL62M 7RDX
MotherboardMSI MS-16J9  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170328
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 18 '18 at 00:05
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 30%
CPU Throttled 49%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
45.5% Average
Memory 67.7
1-Core 40.7
2-Core 68.7
40% 59 Pts
4-Core 128
8-Core 200
20% 164 Pts
64-Core 200
12% 200 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11C8) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.35% Terrible
Lighting 7.8
Reflection 24.6
Parallax 7.59
6% 13.3 fps
MRender 9.71
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.5
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.35%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 278 269 347 296 266 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 714
Write 393
Mixed 527
SusWrite 294
107% 482 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 25
93% 32.8 MB/s
DQ Read 418
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 341
251% 334 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 176%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
846GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 98 96 95 95 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 99.2
Write 122
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 94.2
62% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
56.5% Above average
MC Read 20.7
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 22.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16J9 Builds (Compare 3,728 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16J9

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