MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.72% 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 Drive203% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star P65 Creator 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181012
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '19 at 08:15
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 126
2-Core 228
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 636
59% 491 Pts
64-Core 768
48% 768 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78%
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)
6.72% Terrible
Lighting 7.03
Reflection 95
Parallax 7.47
6% 36.5 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 6.33
Splatting 13.7
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.72%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 853 660 614 595 595 596 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,269
Write 1,606
Mixed 1,232
SusWrite 652
268% 1,190 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 70.4
230% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 970
DQ Write 866
DQ Mixed 901
680% 912 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 203%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown J642GU42J9266NF Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 32.2
MC Mixed 25.9
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 26.3
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,185 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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