MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GS65 Stealth 9SE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q4 (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191007
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 16:42
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9750H 328,182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 181 79% 132 Pts	4-Core 371 8-Core 618 60% 495 Pts	64-Core 688 42% 688 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile) 119,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7111 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.7% Very good	Lighting 86.1 Reflection 94.2 Parallax 86.3 70% 88.9 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 77.7 Splatting 78.2 75% 93.6 fps
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1234 Write 1,550 Mixed 1,018 284% 1,268 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 54.5 4K Mixed 50.3 173% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 96.9 DQ Mixed 199 229% 419 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 296%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 37GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 342 339 347 340 358 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 380 Write 268 Mixed 338 SusWrite 345 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 23.2 77% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 85.2 DQ Mixed 104 75% 96.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 99%
WD easystore 2624 4TB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free, PID 2624 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 117 Write 105 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 106 133% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 167% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 75.3% 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 59: 7R 6G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
59%	13%	149	106	6	240	15.5"	1920 1080	SHP14C5 LQ156M1JW03

History: Score 38: 6R 1G 5B | Score 66: 9R 4G 9B | Score 59: 7R 6G 6B

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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	1,184x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	470x
Core i9-9880HIntelBench 79%, 11,095 samples	92x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	798x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	402x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	285x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	298x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	242x
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	165x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	396x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	361x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 28,425 samples	151x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16