MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics73.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateJul 03 '19 at 20:50
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 248
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 694
73% 586 Pts
64-Core 827
51% 827 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91.4%
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)
73.3% Very good
Lighting 89.4
Reflection 110
Parallax 84.4
73% 94.7 fps
MRender 94
Gravity 84.7
Splatting 92.2
74% 90.3 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 292 293 296 288 292 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 404
Write 439
Mixed 326
SusWrite 291
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 23.3
102% 37.8 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 225
170% 226 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 22.2
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 26.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.5%
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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