MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.99% 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 Drive235% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 15 '18 at 01:58
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 651
71% 561 Pts
64-Core 819
51% 819 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.7%
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)
6.99% Terrible
Lighting 7.57
Reflection 95.3
Parallax 7.59
6% 36.8 fps
MRender 10
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 13.7
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.99%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1432 1404 1354 1348 1359 1278 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
235% Outstanding
Read 1,364
Write 1680
Mixed 1,377
SusWrite 1,362
327% 1,446 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 56.7
190% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 802
DQ Mixed 863
646% 862 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 235%
Great: 335%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 23.1
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 24.1
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.7%
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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