MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.92% 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 Drive184% 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)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181224
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 07:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (97th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 82.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 256
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 736
75% 606 Pts
64-Core 879
54% 879 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.92% Terrible
Lighting 7.37
Reflection 97
Parallax 7.53
6% 37.3 fps
MRender 8.67
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 14.7
9% 10 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.92%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 325 323 327 328 327 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,198
Write 1,206
Mixed 637
SusWrite 351
189% 848 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 67.4
224% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,115
DQ Write 903
DQ Mixed 921
713% 980 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 184%
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 (78th percentile)
46.8% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 13.2
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 16.3
46% 16.1 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.8%
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 1,790 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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