MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7% 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 Drive207% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '18 at 00:20
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 677
72% 574 Pts
64-Core 815
50% 815 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.1%
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% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 95.2
Parallax 7.22
6% 36.6 fps
MRender 9.95
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
364GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1545 931 552 565 589 590 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,199
Write 1,679
Mixed 980
SusWrite 796
262% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 68.6
224% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,035
DQ Write 776
DQ Mixed 878
664% 897 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 207%
Great: 296%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
2TB free, PID 0200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 107 108 110 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 102
Write 100
Mixed 36.7
SusWrite 110
116% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 26.9
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%

 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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