MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics144% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
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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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 124
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 656
68% 550 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$490
Dell(1028 3907) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
144% Outstanding
Lighting 210
Reflection 194
Parallax 220
171% 208 fps
MRender 175
Gravity 152
Splatting 131
123% 153 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 144%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 19 92 29 68 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 1,448
Write 1,316
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 87.3
160% 726 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 30.1
129% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 24.2
DQ Mixed 47.6
111% 252 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 118%
Great: 295%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
394GB free
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 1445 1426 1417 1425 1400 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 1,407
Write 1267
Mixed 1,120
SusWrite 1,411
293% 1,301 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 72.5
232% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,282
DQ Write 707
DQ Mixed 1,022
753% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 259%
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
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 25.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.7
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.3%
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 1,189 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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