MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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.
Graphics7.19% 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 Drive298% 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)
Memory23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180827
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '18 at 01:45
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 84.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 245
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 487
8-Core 649
72% 568 Pts
64-Core 720
45% 720 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. 23.20.16.4974
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 7.43
Reflection 99
Parallax 7.56
6% 38 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 15.1
9% 11 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
748GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2053 2225 2230 2296 2298 2302 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 1,236
Write 2,320
Mixed 1,224
SusWrite 2234
399% 1,753 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 68.9
226% 78.8 MB/s
DQ Read 996
DQ Write 862
DQ Mixed 881
674% 913 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 298%
Great: 425%
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
226GB free
Firmware: EXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1232 314 314 314 314 314 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 1,693
Write 1,608
Mixed 1,270
SusWrite 467
282% 1,259 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 69.7
233% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 850
DQ Write 879
DQ Mixed 870
652% 866 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 207%
Great: 249%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.4% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 25.3
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 24.7
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 89%

 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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