MSI MS-16Q3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	74.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 36% 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.

System	Micro-Star P65 Creator 8RD
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q3 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181024
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '20 at 15:21
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	36%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th 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 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Memory 58.9 1-Core 41.2 2-Core 83.8 38% 61.3 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 275 26% 216 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1244) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 7.23 Reflection 38.6 Parallax 7.75 6% 17.9 fps	Gravity 6.73 Splatting 14.6 10% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GB 18,615 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.C SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 256 254 260 262 255 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 484 Write 289 Mixed 281 SusWrite 257 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 28.9 86% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 308 225% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 126%

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 as expected (43^rd percentile)	43.2% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 16.8 MC Mixed 13.1 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 12.7 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 131 31% 131 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 43.2% 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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Gaming 9%

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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	117x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	57x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 36,643 samples	32x
GeForce GTX 1050 TiNvidiaBench 34%, 661 samples	28x

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16