MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive84.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '19 at 06:53
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 111
2-Core 246
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 790
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 877
54% 877 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3086
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Lighting 93
Reflection 109
Parallax 85.2
76% 95.7 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 83.5
Splatting 93.6
75% 91 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
310GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 295 296 296 296 297 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 395
Write 445
Mixed 324
SusWrite 303
83% 367 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 34
119% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 238
195% 278 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
80% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 22.2
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 25.6
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 57.4
70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,184 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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