MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.19% 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 Drive224% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180827
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '19 at 05:21
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 698
67% 555 Pts
64-Core 1,006
62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 96.6
Parallax 7.56
6% 37.2 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 15
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2027 604 603 605 607 604 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1129
Write 2,295
Mixed 1,080
SusWrite 842
303% 1,336 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 73.3
240% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,283
DQ Write 1087
DQ Mixed 1,163
878% 1,178 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 224%
Great: 340%
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 429 405 404 404 405 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 438
Mixed 377
SusWrite 414
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 75.9
4K Mixed 43
145% 50.6 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 264
209% 292 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
76.9% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 20.2
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 25.5
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,184 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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