MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive249% 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 9SF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190402
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 10 '19 at 01:33
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 128
2-Core 250
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 697
75% 596 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4141
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.7% Very good
Lighting 84.7
Reflection 95.6
Parallax 71.8
69% 84 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 89.6
Splatting 87.6
83% 104 fps
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 94%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
846GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 2055 1357 1169 1167 1172 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 1,224
Write 2,168
Mixed 1,220
SusWrite 1,358
339% 1,493 MB/s
4K Read 55.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 70.1
228% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,241
DQ Write 828
DQ Mixed 971
741% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 249%
Great: 329%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.3% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 21.4
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 72.3%
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 1,790 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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