MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.8% 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 Drive130% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 12:57
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 (74th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 77.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 234
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 653
68% 545 Pts
64-Core 800
50% 800 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
15.8% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 41.9
8% 21.2 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 42.6
Splatting 48.6
31% 35.3 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 15.8%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 684 715 641 644 641 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 606
Write 710
Mixed 578
SusWrite 658
144% 638 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 19.1
94% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,059
DQ Write 654
DQ Mixed 797
610% 837 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 130%
Great: 204%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI26D4S9D8ME-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 13.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 17
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 85.3
47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.1%
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 1,784 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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