MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive177% 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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory22.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 07 '18 at 23:56
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 86.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 207
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 592
57% 471 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
62.8% Good
Lighting 78.5
Reflection 92.4
Parallax 73
64% 81.3 fps
MRender 78.1
Gravity 68.6
Splatting 74.6
60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 634 555 560 542 557 563 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 1,059
Write 1,723
Mixed 996
SusWrite 568
246% 1,087 MB/s
4K Read 48.2
4K Write 92.4
4K Mixed 61.9
201% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 899
DQ Write 772
DQ Mixed 838
627% 836 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 177%
Great: 296%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
931GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 114 112 113 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 131
Write 113
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 112
145% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 0.7
271% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.6% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 23.2
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72.6%
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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