MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.91% 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 Drive183% 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 8SK
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180828
Uptime6.8 Days
Run DateJan 17 '19 at 23:46
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 (99th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 84.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 248
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 702
75% 597 Pts
64-Core 842
52% 842 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88%
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)
6.91% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 80.5
Parallax 7.41
6% 31.8 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 13.2
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.91%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1671 844 578 575 580 574 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 853
Write 1,690
Mixed 931
SusWrite 804
243% 1,069 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 65.1
189% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1034
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 868
657% 889 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 183%
Great: 296%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: RVT22B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 415 404 402 411 407 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 405
Mixed 400
SusWrite 413
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 35.6
116% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 306
230% 309 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF2G64HZ-2G3E1 Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25.1
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 72.5
55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,187 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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