MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive110% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 9SD
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190402
Uptime7.9 Days
Run DateAug 04 '20 at 04:17
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 108
2-Core 187
76% 129 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 512
56% 442 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4587
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 87.4
Reflection 85.7
Parallax 79.7
71% 84.2 fps
Gravity 74.3
Splatting 72.1
65% 73.2 fps
Poor: 45% Great: 72%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kbg30zmv512g TOSHIBA 512GB
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ADXA0103
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 260 174 101 166 359 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 857
Write 570
Mixed 347
SusWrite 202
109% 494 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 55.5
4K Mixed 41.4
140% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 809
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 134
180% 349 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 110%
Great: 166%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.8% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 22.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 21.3
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75.8%
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 1,777 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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