MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
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 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.14% 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 Drive198% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 17:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU8%

 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 (100th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 695
73% 585 Pts
64-Core 845
52% 845 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.14% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 72
Parallax 7.62
6% 29 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 15
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.14%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
393GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1508 897 582 587 586 593 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,005
Write 1,747
Mixed 920
SusWrite 792
253% 1,116 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 68.9
218% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,010
DQ Write 848
DQ Mixed 932
697% 930 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 198%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 32
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.2
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.8%
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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