MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive60.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180827
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateApr 23 '19 at 10:32
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 76
1-Core 84.2
2-Core 216
69% 125 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 646
67% 537 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1935
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22% Poor
Lighting 20
Reflection 23.1
Parallax 40.4
16% 27.8 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 46.8
Splatting 54.8
33% 37.6 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 22%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 347 273 319 349 351 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 360
Write 325
Mixed 245
SusWrite 324
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 12.2
4K Write 17.2
4K Mixed 12.3
43% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 265
207% 287 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 21.6
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 23.3
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 71.1%
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 1,184 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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