MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% 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 9SD
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190402
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 08 '19 at 12:20
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 87.8
1-Core 81.8
2-Core 251
76% 140 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 779
76% 623 Pts
64-Core 948
59% 948 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3160
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 34.9
8% 18.8 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 47.6
Splatting 53.5
33% 37.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zmv512g TOSHIBA 512GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADXA0103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 468 505 509 507 507 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 592
Write 491
Mixed 526
SusWrite 497
118% 527 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 41.5
4K Mixed 42.3
117% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 929
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 436
360% 535 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 117%
Great: 166%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.5
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 27.1
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 69.7
57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.3%
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 1,778 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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