MSI MS-16Q3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	143% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star P65 Creator 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q3 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 23:19
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 81.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 707 76% 602 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q) 36,643 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 1244) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3160 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 10 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 33.9 8% 18.5 fps	Gravity 41 Splatting 51.5 42% 46.2 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 48%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G 512GB 1,198 User benchmarks, average bench 172% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 688 676 650 658 631 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Read 614 Write 659 Mixed 578 SusWrite 673 143% 631 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 19.4 108% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,060 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 1,046 784% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 212%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 742GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 106 106 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 92.4 Write 92 Mixed 35.5 SusWrite 106 109% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 44,819 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.1 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 15.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 78 51% 78 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 49%

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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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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q3

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	115x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	56x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 36,643 samples	32x
GeForce GTX 1050 TiNvidiaBench 34%, 661 samples	27x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	39x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G 512GBWDCBench 172%, 1,198 samples	23x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	8x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	43x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	38x
78.D2GG7.AU30B 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 88 samples	3x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16