MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	61.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63.6% 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 (18%). 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	2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181205
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '21 at 10:12
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 81.5 1-Core 94 2-Core 162 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 291 8-Core 443 46% 367 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 67.6% 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: 398.35 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.8% Good	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 97.9 Parallax 84.7 59% 85 fps	MRender 83 Gravity 75.9 Splatting 85.7 67% 81.5 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 69%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 506,702 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 1227) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	5.33% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 101 Parallax 6.5 5% 37.9 fps	MRender 8.6 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 8.6 6% 7.67 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.33% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB 1,265 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 185 173 180 160 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 415 Write 272 Mixed 256 SusWrite 172 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 19.9 80% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 238 188% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 104%
WD My Book 25ED 10TB 297 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 177 179 183 181 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 170 Write 176 Mixed 132 SusWrite 182 226% 165 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.1 294% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 98%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 394GB 65 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 127GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 23 43 22 24 16 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 83.4 Write 79.4 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 31.8 83% 63.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.5 219% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 35%
Samsung SSD 980 500GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 280GB free, PID 9210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 40.5 Write 39.7 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 40.5 55% 40 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 17.7 4K Mixed 15.7 1,192% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.9 DQ Write 19.5 DQ Mixed 17.9 1,335% 18.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 61%

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 (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.9 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.3 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 60% 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 20: 1R 5G 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
20%	27%	22	23	3	144	32"	1536 864	BNQ8026 BenQ PD3200Q

History: Score 11: 0R 3G 2B | Score 20: 1R 5G 0B

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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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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