MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.1% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q2 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '18 at 10:58
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	14%
CPU Throttled	99%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 123 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 715 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 882 55% 882 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 379F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 132 Parallax 151 111% 140 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 120 Splatting 90.2 93% 118 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB 1,265 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 345 286 338 263 312 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 453 Write 421 Mixed 248 SusWrite 322 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 44.1 4K Mixed 30.9 90% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 272 214% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 411GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1650 1007 620 620 625 626 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1871 Write 2,055 Mixed 1,479 SusWrite 858 352% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 59.6 196% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 856 DQ Mixed 912 684% 913 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB 108,106 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 22.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 84%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,179x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	8x
Core i9-11900KIntelBench 67%, 3 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	589x
GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 61%, 9,069 samples	433x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	154x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	163x
SD9SN8W512G 512GBSandiskBench 83%, 1,265 samples	147x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	58x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	556x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	93x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	67x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16