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 above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive170% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 04 '20 at 11:13
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 89.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 580
62% 495 Pts
64-Core 708
44% 708 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.74
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 82.9
Reflection 95.6
Parallax 89.8
68% 89.4 fps
Gravity 73.9
Splatting 71.8
64% 72.8 fps
Poor: 49% Great: 83%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8190
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 92.2
Parallax 7.44
6% 35.6 fps
Gravity 6.9
Splatting 13
9% 9.93 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 605 591 453 434 354 356 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
170% Outstanding
Read 940
Write 1,051
Mixed 926
SusWrite 466
190% 846 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 58.8
198% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,032
DQ Write 877
DQ Mixed 935
706% 948 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 170%
Great: 204%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI26D4S9D8ME-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
46.1% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 13.1
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 15.7
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,778 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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