MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.14% 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 Drive88.2% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 14 '18 at 20:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 240
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 615
62% 505 Pts
64-Core 757
47% 757 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.14% Terrible
Lighting 7.37
Reflection 101
Parallax 7.47
6% 38.5 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.14%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 383 386 394 396 391 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 450
Write 398
Mixed 314
SusWrite 386
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 31.8
107% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 264
208% 290 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (95th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 21.6
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 78%

 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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