MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.01% 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 Drive25.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime8 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 23:47
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 129
2-Core 225
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 629
70% 550 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.01% Terrible
Lighting 7.43
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.5
6% 8.82 fps
MRender 9.67
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.01%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8180S3512GJ 512GB
284GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 141 149 13 73 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.9% Poor
Read 242
Write 101
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 108
30% 134 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 13.9
4K Mixed 7.2
29% 9.67 MB/s
DQ Read 20.2
DQ Write 21
DQ Mixed 18.1
14% 19.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 25.9%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
77.8% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.8%
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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