MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	7.06% 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 Drive	169% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 46% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

System	Micro-Star GS65 Stealth 9SD
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q4 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 19:24
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	46%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9750H 328,182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Memory 87.4 1-Core 39.3 2-Core 101 50% 76 Pts	4-Core 177 8-Core 748 48% 463 Pts	64-Core 930 58% 930 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1274) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7000 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.06% Terrible	Lighting 6.47 Reflection 87.4 Parallax 8.44 5% 34.1 fps	MRender 13.3 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.06% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 744 744 743 745 746 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 837 Write 776 Mixed 827 SusWrite 770 181% 803 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.8 192% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 903 DQ Mixed 1,053 681% 768 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 204%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 108GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 15 61 25 73 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 148 Write 70 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 47 106% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.5 172% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 28,425 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	79.9% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.3 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 27.2 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 70.1 57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q4

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	1,185x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	472x
Core i9-9880HIntelBench 79%, 11,095 samples	92x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	799x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	403x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	286x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	298x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	242x
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	165x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	397x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	361x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 28,425 samples	151x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16