MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
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 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 Drive83.6% 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)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181008
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 01:59
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User AFG-User
Background CPU5%

 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 117
2-Core 215
82% 142 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 608
64% 511 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 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
Reflection 99
Parallax 85.2
68% 89.1 fps
MRender 86.5
Gravity 78.4
Splatting 82.4
67% 82.4 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 273 289 294 295 297 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 401
Write 433
Mixed 323
SusWrite 282
81% 360 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 35.1
120% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 239
193% 274 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 83.6%
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: 2247 2163 1128 1148 1143 1139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,566
Write 2257
Mixed 1,493
SusWrite 1,495
385% 1,703 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 67.6
216% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 889
DQ Write 754
DQ Mixed 816
613% 820 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 258%
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 (82nd percentile)
82.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 22.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 26
76% 26.7 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.3%
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 1,197 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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