MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.8% 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
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime2.2 Days
Run DateOct 05 '18 at 19:19
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 95.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 239
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 661
71% 566 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9924
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.3% Good
Lighting 84.5
Reflection 97
Parallax 77.7
69% 86.4 fps
MRender 88.8
Gravity 77.6
Splatting 81
67% 82.5 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 273 287 288 286 278 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 392
Write 422
Mixed 322
SusWrite 279
80% 354 MB/s
4K Read 26.1
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 35.2
119% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 242
195% 276 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 98%
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)
80.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.5
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 26
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.8%
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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