MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181008
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 16:34
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User AFG-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 232
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 589
63% 501 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1735
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.6% Good
Lighting 83.1
Reflection 98
Parallax 78.5
68% 86.5 fps
MRender 86
Gravity 78.7
Splatting 82
67% 82.2 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 292 293 343 294 248 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 410
Write 432
Mixed 326
SusWrite 295
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 34
118% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 180
151% 224 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 98%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159
579GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2272 2097 1140 1145 1143 1139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
269% Outstanding
Read 1,785
Write 2,213
Mixed 1,282
SusWrite 1,489
382% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 68.4
221% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 919
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 820
621% 837 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 269%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 22.5
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 26.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.9%
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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