MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics29.8% 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 Drive215% 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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star WS65 9TK
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateSep 05 '19 at 07:09
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 110
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 552
56% 457 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Graphics Device
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1906
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.8% Poor
Lighting 25.9
Reflection 56.9
Parallax 18.4
21% 33.7 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 66.3
Splatting 33
47% 60.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 29.8%
Great: 70%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 634 636 646 646 640 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,770
Write 1,981
Mixed 901
SusWrite 677
298% 1,332 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 57.8
189% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,072
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 984
740% 991 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 215%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
47.5% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 13.7
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 11.8
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,784 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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