MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive167% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 9SD
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190312
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '19 at 02:21
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 253
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 686
74% 590 Pts
64-Core 777
48% 777 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 86%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6519
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 6.73
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 7.91
6% 34.1 fps
Gravity 7.23
Splatting 15.6
11% 11.4 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 786 608 534 482 278 238 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 991
Write 1,080
Mixed 922
SusWrite 488
196% 870 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 94.2
4K Mixed 49.9
163% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1070
DQ Write 1,020
DQ Mixed 1,075
799% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 167%
Great: 204%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.8% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 20.2
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 24.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.8%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,780 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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