MSI MS-16Q2

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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive260% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory59 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 06 '19 at 09:22
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 632
68% 543 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 75.2
Reflection 93.3
Parallax 72
61% 80.2 fps
Gravity 71.2
Splatting 79.3
67% 75.3 fps
Poor: 44% Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2120 2157 2118 1851 1051 1064 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
260% Outstanding
Read 1,061
Write 1,897
Mixed 828
SusWrite 1,727
313% 1,378 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 65.6
217% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,183
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 926
712% 977 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 260%
Great: 371%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
518GB free
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1523 1311 1314 1309 1324 1333 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
231% Outstanding
Read 894
Write 1,556
Mixed 944
SusWrite 1,352
270% 1,187 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 59.3
201% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,334
DQ Write 926
DQ Mixed 1,059
810% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 231%
Great: 335%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43MB1-CTD 2x31.5GB
2 of 2 slots used
63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 33.3
MC Mixed 26.8
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 26.5
77% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

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