MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
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, 5 years ago, 5 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)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180608
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 26 '18 at 01:48
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 248
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 777
78% 635 Pts
64-Core 890
55% 890 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.14.1163
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.9% Good
Lighting 85.3
Reflection 97.5
Parallax 77.8
70% 86.9 fps
MRender 87.2
Gravity 78.9
Splatting 82.1
68% 82.7 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 394 401 404 350 351 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 465
Write 410
Mixed 333
SusWrite 380
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 43.2
4K Mixed 30.4
97% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 269
212% 294 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.6
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.7%
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 1,189 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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