MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.28% 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 Drive137% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '19 at 02:13
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (99th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 725
76% 611 Pts
64-Core 929
58% 929 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6519
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.28% Terrible
Lighting 7.53
Reflection 105
Parallax 7.56
6% 40.1 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15.1
10% 11.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.28%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GB
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 682 515 519 520 521 520 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 573
Write 775
Mixed 661
SusWrite 546
145% 639 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 42.5
141% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 928
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 816
615% 827 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 137%
Great: 148%
Seagate Expansion 3TB
771GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 79 83 82 82 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 58.9
Write 88.5
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 81.3
58% 77.1 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.5
207% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 34
MC Mixed 27
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 27.5
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q4

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