MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive187% 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 GS65 Stealth Thin 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateDec 24 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 78.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 247
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 661
70% 557 Pts
64-Core 766
47% 766 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 8795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.9% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 122
Parallax 126
92% 120 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 92
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1244 852 123 208 60 26 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
187% Outstanding
Read 1441
Write 1,314
Mixed 1,032
SusWrite 419
235% 1,051 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 70
234% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 686
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 271
321% 554 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 187%
Great: 295%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
504GB free
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 586 538 514 517 508 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 463
Mixed 522
SusWrite 539
114% 507 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 97.7
4K Mixed 47
194% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 771
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 841
560% 678 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 138%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 25.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

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