MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Processor	With 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 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	90.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	137% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

CPU throttled at 39% 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.

System	Micro-Star P65 Creator 9SG
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q4 (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	10.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 00:49
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	39%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9880H 11,095 User benchmarks, average bench 79% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 1.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Memory 59.7 1-Core 31.8 2-Core 67.2 35% 52.9 Pts	4-Core 133 8-Core 238 22% 186 Pts	64-Core 345 21% 345 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q) 7,789 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.1% Outstanding	Lighting 108 Reflection 124 Parallax 122 88% 118 fps	MRender 150 Gravity 105 Splatting 99.8 94% 118 fps
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 684GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 996 1077 1065 1035 1050 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 843 Write 1,275 Mixed 767 SusWrite 1,065 224% 987 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 30.2 4K Mixed 31.5 99% 30 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 171 127% 168 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 329%
Vecto Tech 2TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2210 SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 275 159 160 160 161 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 357 Write 335 Mixed 304 SusWrite 205 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 21.1 4K Mixed 17.6 56% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 91.7 DQ Write 86.8 DQ Mixed 90.7 68% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 67%
WD Game Drive 8TB 1,072 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4.5TB free, PID 2631 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 225 220 222 219 230 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 231 Mixed 150 SusWrite 222 279% 206 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 1.7 217% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 13.6 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 9.7 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 129 31% 129 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 90%

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

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q4

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	1,186x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	472x
Core i9-9880HIntelBench 79%, 11,095 samples	92x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	799x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	404x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	286x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	298x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	242x
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	165x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	397x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	362x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 28,425 samples	151x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16