MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.06% 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 Drive138% 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 8SF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190214
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateApr 22 '19 at 00:45
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 248
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 774
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 973
60% 973 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6519
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.06% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 111
Parallax 7.5
6% 41.9 fps
MRender 11.6
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 15
9% 11.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.06%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GB
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 668 499 513 651 531 522 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 622
Write 850
Mixed 704
SusWrite 564
155% 685 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 67.7
4K Mixed 40.3
133% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 926
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 799
607% 822 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 138%
Great: 148%
Seagate Expansion 3TB
731GB free
Firmware: 9300
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 83 85 83 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 59
Write 86
Mixed 76
SusWrite 82.7
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.4
192% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 26.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 26.9
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,778 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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