MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.96% 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 Drive108% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 04:30
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%

 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 108
2-Core 211
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 629
63% 512 Pts
64-Core 776
48% 776 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6291
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.96% Terrible
Lighting 7.37
Reflection 64.3
Parallax 7.34
6% 26.3 fps
MRender 9.1
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 14.8
9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.96%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 297 272 315 317 315 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 953
Write 1,062
Mixed 669
SusWrite 329
169% 753 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 69.7
4K Mixed 46.8
149% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 43.4
DQ Write 82.3
DQ Mixed 47.9
41% 57.9 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 108%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
45.8% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 13.3
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 14.4
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 90.9
44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.8%
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 1,778 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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