MSI MS-16Q5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive201% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 WS65 9TJ
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q5  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190522
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '20 at 18:36
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 79.1
1-Core 134
2-Core 258
86% 157 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 727
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 850
53% 850 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1281) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 57.1
Parallax 8.5
6% 24.2 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 16
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 997 606 609 604 548 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 676
Write 1,056
Mixed 730
SusWrite 823
186% 821 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 63.7
222% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1,337
DQ Write 1,124
DQ Mixed 1,197
906% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 201%
Great: 296%
Crucial_ CT960M50 960GB
810GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 361 349 347 334 280 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 284
Write 297
Mixed 250
SusWrite 336
66% 292 MB/s
4K Read 12.1
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 15.7
59% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 94.6
DQ Mixed 90.1
70% 96.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.6% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 31.9
SC Mixed 24.1
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 82.3
49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q5 Builds (Compare 3 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q5

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