MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive253% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 01 '21 at 21:00
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 664
70% 559 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.7141
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 77.3
Reflection 104
Parallax 81.1
63% 87.4 fps
MRender 87.1
Gravity 78.5
Splatting 87.7
69% 84.4 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
889GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2010 1938 1817 1327 1474 1363 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 784
Write 1,391
Mixed 925
SusWrite 1,655
271% 1,189 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 69.9
229% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,237
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 1087
821% 1,105 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 253%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 23.5
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 35.5
SC Mixed 22.6
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82%
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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