MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive176% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 01:09
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 89.2
1-Core 94.1
2-Core 252
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 734
69% 574 Pts
64-Core 888
55% 888 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9148
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.6% Good
Lighting 84.2
Reflection 97.1
Parallax 77.8
69% 86.4 fps
MRender 79.7
Gravity 72.1
Splatting 77.2
63% 76.4 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 319 271 317 313 315 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,288
Write 1,094
Mixed 660
SusWrite 324
187% 842 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 94.4
4K Mixed 56.2
174% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,231
DQ Write 1,024
DQ Mixed 976
772% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 176%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 22.2
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 34.2
SC Mixed 25.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.2%
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 1,190 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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