MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics75.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive177% 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190212
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 16:38
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 123
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 733
72% 591 Pts
64-Core 984
61% 984 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.4% Very good
Lighting 92.5
Reflection 102
Parallax 93.4
75% 95.9 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 78.7
Splatting 79.3
75% 94.4 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 877 748 747 747 747 806 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
177% Outstanding
Read 753
Write 723
Mixed 679
SusWrite 779
165% 733 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 58.9
192% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,077
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 855
647% 878 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 177%
Great: 204%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI26D4S9D8ME-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
48.6% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 13.9
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.6%
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 1,777 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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