MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics64.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive144% 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.
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 (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181205
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateMay 08 '19 at 16:58
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 96.4
2-Core 176
68% 117 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 521
51% 420 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1917
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.9% Good
Lighting 79.8
Reflection 92.6
Parallax 72.3
65% 81.6 fps
MRender 82.4
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 80.1
64% 78.7 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 355 322 323 301 229 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
144% Outstanding
Read 1,199
Write 1,370
Mixed 870
SusWrite 319
210% 939 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 47.8
151% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 902
DQ Mixed 377
364% 556 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 144%
Great: 249%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102
203GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 295 311 324 323 329 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 429
Write 390
Mixed 346
SusWrite 305
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 40.5
4K Mixed 22.3
85% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 178
149% 211 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 120%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
37.5% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 10.9
36% 12.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 11.2
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 45%

 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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