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 above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive126% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190214
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 02:09
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 223
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 730
71% 584 Pts
64-Core 947
59% 947 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.2
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 81
Reflection 93.3
Parallax 80.8
66% 85 fps
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 74.5
65% 73.7 fps
Poor: 49% Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GB
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 410 412 438 399 422 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 540
Write 802
Mixed 644
SusWrite 451
138% 609 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 63.5
4K Mixed 38.4
128% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 739
DQ Mixed 815
614% 825 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 126%
Great: 148%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192
747GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 1266 1285 1282 1314 1314 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 851
Write 353
Mixed 960
SusWrite 1,277
194% 860 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 64.7
220% 77.3 MB/s
DQ Read 990
DQ Write 675
DQ Mixed 322
379% 663 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 217%
Great: 282%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
48.9% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 13.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.9%
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 1,777 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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