MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.26% 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 Drive127% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 21 '18 at 17:17
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 248
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 659
72% 568 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.6%
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)
7.26% Terrible
Lighting 7.37
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.28
6% 8.73 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 15.4
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.26%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1122 283 305 305 297 305 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 902
Write 919
Mixed 747
SusWrite 436
169% 751 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 78.8
4K Mixed 21.7
114% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 857
DQ Write 515
DQ Mixed 675
506% 682 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 127%
Great: 249%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 22
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 26.4
73% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.8%
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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