MSI MS-16Q3

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.28% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	93.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star P65 Creator 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q3 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181206
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '21 at 10:22
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 225 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 497 58% 452 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1244) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.28% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 65.6 Parallax 7.9 6% 26.7 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 10.7 8% 9.5 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.28% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GB 8,131 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.C SusWrite @10s intervals: 632 484 487 485 485 495 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 651 Write 880 Mixed 596 SusWrite 511 149% 660 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 15 67% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 443 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 256 220% 329 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 148%
JetFlash Transcend 32GB 11,405 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 11GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 26 25 27 27 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 66.9 Write 16.1 Mixed 35.4 SusWrite 26.4 42% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 13.4 4K Mixed 5.7 692% 10.1 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 14.4 DQ Mixed 6 746% 11.5 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB 108,106 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.5 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 27 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	15.5"	1280 720	CMN15E8

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Typical MS-16Q3 Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q3

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	116x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	56x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 36,643 samples	32x
GeForce GTX 1050 TiNvidiaBench 34%, 661 samples	28x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	39x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G 512GBWDCBench 172%, 1,198 samples	23x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	8x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	43x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	38x
78.D2GG7.AU30B 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 88 samples	3x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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