MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
Processor	With 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	79.4% 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 Drive	157% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SG
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q4 (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200518
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '21 at 22:12
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 531 60% 468 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q) 7,789 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.4% Very good	Lighting 93.3 Reflection 120 Parallax 106 76% 106 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 102 Splatting 97.3 86% 106 fps
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 828 556 525 528 507 482 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Read 1,284 Write 1,802 Mixed 1,226 SusWrite 571 275% 1,221 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 49.9 164% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 186 200% 353 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 113GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 655 657 633 654 648 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,671 Write 1,682 Mixed 1,296 SusWrite 691 299% 1,335 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 51.4 170% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 820 DQ Write 97.2 DQ Mixed 171 198% 363 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 340%
WD My Passport 2627 5TB 4,990 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 105 109 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 124 Write 106 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 109 139% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.8 243% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown J642GU42J9266NF Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 32GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 26.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 25.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 57: 9R 4G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
57%	52%	25	123	93	240	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM7058 LC32G7xT

History: Score 34: 4R 2G 8B | Score 57: 9R 4G 0B

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q4

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	1,194x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	472x
Core i9-9880HIntelBench 79%, 11,095 samples	92x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	804x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	405x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	287x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	299x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	243x
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	165x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	400x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	364x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 28,425 samples	151x

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Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16