MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.2% 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 Drive158% 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.
SystemMicro-Star WS65 8SL
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180828
Uptime23.7 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 17:17
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (98th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 80.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 707
76% 606 Pts
64-Core 808
50% 808 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6169
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.2% Terrible
Lighting 7.47
Reflection 68.1
Parallax 7.53
6% 27.7 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15
9% 11 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.2%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G 512GB
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10123000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 947 791 856 854 852 859 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 844
Write 967
Mixed 842
SusWrite 860
198% 878 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 50
4K Mixed 25
96% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 869
DQ Mixed 980
729% 969 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 158%
Great: 253%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.1
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 26.3
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27.1
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 79.8
50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.7%
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 1,183 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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