MSI MS-16Q5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics37.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive239% 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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, , 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200326
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 18:44
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 78.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 227
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 399
8-Core 595
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 672
42% 672 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro T2000 with Max-Q Design
MSI(1462 1281) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3091
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
37.2% Below average
Lighting 44.9
Reflection 46.9
Parallax 36.3
37% 42.7 fps
MRender 39.3
Gravity 45.1
Splatting 52.8
38% 45.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 37.2%
Great: 43%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
348GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 791 657 658 645 642 623 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 2,263
Write 1,899
Mixed 1,517
SusWrite 669
354% 1,587 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 73.2
220% 74.8 MB/s
DQ Read 945
DQ Write 785
DQ Mixed 880
655% 870 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 239%
Great: 296%
Crucial M550 512GB-$283
352GB free
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 430 433 425 422 434 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 414
Write 431
Mixed 306
SusWrite 427
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 22.9
76% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 91
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 87
68% 92.9 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 25
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 83
48% 83 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.8%
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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