MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.4% 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 Drive190% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 29 '19 at 21:01
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 76.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 239
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 685
70% 565 Pts
64-Core 831
51% 831 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.4% Very poor
Lighting 9.97
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 28.6
8% 16.7 fps
MRender 15
Gravity 44.4
Splatting 52.6
32% 37.3 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
316GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1498 949 582 586 591 587 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 980
Write 1,117
Mixed 915
SusWrite 799
215% 953 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 63.2
205% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 919
DQ Write 792
DQ Mixed 839
633% 850 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 190%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.4% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 18.6
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 21.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 88.1
45% 88.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,777 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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