MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.95% 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 Drive74% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 02 '18 at 02:33
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 800
80% 650 Pts
64-Core 936
58% 936 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 93.7%
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)
6.95% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 99
Parallax 7.44
6% 37.8 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 15.3
9% 11 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.95%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 384 374 390 390 375 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
74% Very good
Read 433
Write 366
Mixed 198
SusWrite 379
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 30
102% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.2
DQ Write 44.3
DQ Mixed 263
136% 114 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (84th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.6% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.6
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 79%

 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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