MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive193% 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.
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)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200316
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateDec 07 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 above expectations (75th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 75.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 231
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 654
70% 559 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5730
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
69.5% Good
Lighting 87
Reflection 92.9
Parallax 80
71% 86.6 fps
MRender 95
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 73.4
67% 82.8 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 72%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 940 753 753 756 752 754 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 933
Write 989
Mixed 845
SusWrite 785
200% 888 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 61.6
204% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,042
DQ Write 972
DQ Mixed 1,053
778% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 193%
Great: 204%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
251GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 436 436 437 437 436 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,387
Write 1,567
Mixed 1247
SusWrite 518
265% 1,180 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 64.8
218% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 1,001
792% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 206%
Great: 237%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB
22GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 67 75 72 81 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
63.1% Good
Read 142
Write 136
Mixed 54.9
SusWrite 77.7
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 029E CMSX16GX4M1A2666C18 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 27
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.6
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 88.8
45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,792 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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