MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive180% 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 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '19 at 20:56
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 1.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 95.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 751
77% 624 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1917
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.5% Good
Lighting 85.5
Reflection 94.3
Parallax 80.1
70% 86.6 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 71.7
69% 86.7 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1802 796 594 600 596 599 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 771
Write 1,487
Mixed 735
SusWrite 831
217% 956 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 65.9
226% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 940
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 416
368% 569 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 180%
Great: 296%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
405GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2282 805 807 806 807 807 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 816
Write 2,211
Mixed 1,146
SusWrite 1,052
298% 1,306 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 76.5
248% 84.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,330
DQ Write 1,127
DQ Mixed 1,212
913% 1,223 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 229%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.6
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 32.3
107% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 41.3
SC Mixed 31.2
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 105%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,781 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q4

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