MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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.
Graphics73.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive233% 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 Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 09 '18 at 04:06
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 242
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 695
73% 587 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9731
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.8% Very good
Lighting 91
Reflection 109
Parallax 85.3
74% 95 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 83
Splatting 90.3
73% 89.1 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,232
Write 1,867
Mixed 1,534
348% 1,544 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 60.3
180% 59.5 MB/s
DQ Read 365
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 141
145% 241 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 233%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (87th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 30.9
MC Mixed 24.5
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 80%
Great: 82%

 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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