MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.26% 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 Drive258% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 9SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190402
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 22:03
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 605
66% 525 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
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)
7.26% Terrible
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 60.4
Parallax 8.09
6% 25.2 fps
MRender 12.6
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 16
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.26%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
888GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1310 1395 1416 1381 1436 1442 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 1,277
Write 1,812
Mixed 1,241
SusWrite 1,397
324% 1,432 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 73.4
240% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,132
DQ Write 974
DQ Mixed 1,066
796% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 258%
Great: 410%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190
2TB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 994 1048 1067 1059 1077 1080 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 766
Write 358
Mixed 944
SusWrite 1054
176% 781 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 65
220% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 324
382% 668 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 200%
Great: 282%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown J642GU42J9266NF 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 33.8
MC Mixed 26.3
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 35.1
SC Mixed 25.2
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 90%

 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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