MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.09% 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 Drive173% 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 00:15
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 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 i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 214
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 532
59% 463 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 7.37
Reflection 97.6
Parallax 7.44
6% 37.5 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.73
Splatting 15.1
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 620 388 351 345 403 371 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,533
Write 1682
Mixed 1,287
SusWrite 413
276% 1,229 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 49.6
171% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 833
DQ Write 685
DQ Mixed 747
563% 755 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 173%
Great: 284%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
476GB free
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1137 1189 1181 1151 1127 796 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,186
Write 1,058
Mixed 913
SusWrite 1,097
239% 1,063 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 60.3
203% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 690
DQ Write 739
DQ Mixed 271
326% 567 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 209%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
77.2% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 22.2
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 24
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.2%
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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