MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	65.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q2 (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration	324 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 216 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 566 60% 478 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.5% 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 1227) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8853 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 8.4 Reflection 104 Parallax 7.7 7% 40 fps	Splatting 0.2 0% 0.2 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB 1,265 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 163 161 125 122 171 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 403 Write 382 Mixed 222 SusWrite 162 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 21.8 94% 34.2 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 204 164% 230 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 104%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 931GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1709 1847 1643 1898 1705 1740 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 744 Write 1,920 Mixed 1,060 SusWrite 1757 313% 1,370 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 59.7 187% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,116 DQ Write 860 DQ Mixed 948 720% 974 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 365%

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 below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 20.6 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70% 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 42: 2R 7G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	14%	143	251	177	144	15.5"	1920 1080	BOE0805

History: Score 11: 1R 1G 3B | Score 58: 8R 4G 6B | Score 53: 6R 4G 11B | Score 42: 2R 7G 11B

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,174x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	8x
Core i9-11900KIntelBench 67%, 3 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	587x
GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 61%, 9,069 samples	430x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	154x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	161x
SD9SN8W512G 512GBSandiskBench 83%, 1,265 samples	146x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	58x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	555x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	90x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	67x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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