MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics68.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180608
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 27 '18 at 11:25
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 94.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 254
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 432
8-Core 696
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 867
54% 867 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9094
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.4% Good
Lighting 84.5
Reflection 100
Parallax 78.3
69% 87.7 fps
MRender 85.5
Gravity 77.3
Splatting 84.4
68% 82.4 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 391 387 382 397 382 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 422
Write 350
Mixed 181
SusWrite 384
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 46.6
4K Mixed 32
106% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 335
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 247
199% 281 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 104%
Apricorn 500GB
338GB free, PID 0301
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 214 211 199 205 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
161% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 182
Mixed 190
SusWrite 205
268% 199 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 23.8
1,774% 24 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 26
DQ Mixed 24.4
1,802% 24.7 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 161%
Great: 161%
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)
83.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 23.2
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 26.7
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.2%
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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