MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.18% 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 Drive165% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory23.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181224
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateJun 11 '19 at 19:37
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 as expected (58th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 102
2-Core 208
74% 130 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 613
60% 494 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.18% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.31
6% 8.78 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.18%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1386 884 568 569 573 568 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 1,236
Write 1,414
Mixed 1,143
SusWrite 758
256% 1,138 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 56.8
4K Mixed 33.8
113% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 889
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 756
567% 762 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 165%
Great: 296%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
411GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2012 930 813 791 790 804 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1,306
Write 1,391
Mixed 1,090
SusWrite 1,023
271% 1,203 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 47.7
160% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 776
572% 755 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 198%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT16G4SFD8266.C16FD1 Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 26.2
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 27.7
SC Mixed 19.6
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 80.6
50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,778 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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