MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.46% 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 Drive186% 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 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 01 '18 at 16:24
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 248
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 663
71% 563 Pts
64-Core 847
52% 847 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. 25.20.100.6326
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.46% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 72.5
Parallax 7.28
6% 28.9 fps
MRender 9.52
Gravity 5.83
Splatting 12.4
8% 9.25 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.46%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 315 314 315 317 315 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1,452
Write 1,276
Mixed 689
SusWrite 343
209% 940 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 59.7
204% 69 MB/s
DQ Read 1,044
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 902
699% 957 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 186%
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 (63rd percentile)
79.8% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 22.1
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 69.6
57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.8%
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 1,189 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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