MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76% 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 (11%). 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	6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180514
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 02:12
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 2.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 92.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 204 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 521 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 602 37% 602 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q) 9,069 User benchmarks, average bench 61% MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.08 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.3% Good	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 98 Parallax 74.8 58% 81.2 fps	MRender 80.5 Gravity 74.2 Splatting 83 65% 79.2 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 69%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 506,702 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 1227) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.91% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 7.3 Parallax 7.1 6% 7.03 fps	MRender 8.1 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 9.8 7% 8.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.91% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB 1,265 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 293 287 219 217 186 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 457 Write 416 Mixed 361 SusWrite 260 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 25.8 93% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 259 205% 286 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 104%

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	69.6% Good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 21.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 69.6% 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 29: 3R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	22%	50	104	5	60	20"	1600 900	DELF019 DELL ST2010

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Gaming 13%

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Desktop 70%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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