MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, , 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200316
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateSep 25 '21 at 19:14
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 86.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 208
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 549
58% 463 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.96% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 8.6
Parallax 7.6
5% 7.53 fps
MRender 10.2
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 10
7% 8.93 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.96%
Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.5% Good
Lighting 73
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 75.5
60% 76.4 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 67.5
Splatting 70.4
65% 81.8 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G 256GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10123000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,648
Write 1,513
Mixed 1,326
333% 1,495 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 58.8
198% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 663
DQ Mixed 725
552% 748 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 223%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
93GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,212
Write 2,050
Mixed 1,672
440% 1,978 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 72.5
235% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 1,058
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 868
660% 897 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
825GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 14 12 13 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
Read 43.2
Write 79.4
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 13.2
36% 48.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.5
118% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
 LPT Kingston MSI26D4S9D8ME-16 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.8% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 25.2
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 30.5
SC Mixed 24.4
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 44: 3R 6G 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
44% 53% 38 257 186 170 15.5" 2560 1440 AUO80ED
History: Score 1: 0R 0G 1B | Score 44: 3R 6G 11B
Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q4

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