MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive173% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190212
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 20:51
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 75.3
1-Core 99.4
2-Core 245
76% 140 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 764
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 910
56% 910 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1777
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.3% Good
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 92.5
Parallax 65.7
62% 77.9 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 80.4
Splatting 77.7
76% 95 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 744 725 723 730 732 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 895
Write 1,094
Mixed 891
SusWrite 732
204% 903 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 52.2
172% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,018
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 850
644% 871 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 173%
Great: 204%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI26D4S9D8ME-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.1% Average
MC Read 15.2
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 13.7
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 89.7
45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,792 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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