MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.9% 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 Drive216% 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 GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180608
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 08:13
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 125
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 647
71% 563 Pts
64-Core 849
52% 849 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.9% Poor
Lighting 35.8
Reflection 48.8
Parallax 29.9
29% 38.2 fps
MRender 11.7
Gravity 44.2
Splatting 51.4
31% 35.8 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
350GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 621 622 619 619 620 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,892
Write 1,522
Mixed 885
SusWrite 637
274% 1,234 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 63.8
214% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 606
DQ Mixed 746
568% 777 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 216%
Great: 259%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
48.3% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 13.5
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.8
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

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