MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive314% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 30 '21 at 10:58
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 90.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 241
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 697
72% 579 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4614
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
65.9% Good
Lighting 77.9
Reflection 106
Parallax 81.7
64% 88.4 fps
MRender 87
Gravity 80.6
Splatting 89.4
70% 85.7 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2198 2179 2146 1989 1931 1839 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
314% Outstanding
Read 1,714
Write 1820
Mixed 1,670
SusWrite 2,047
410% 1,813 MB/s
4K Read 54
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 71.8
230% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,186
DQ Write 980
DQ Mixed 1,074
807% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 283%
This bench: 314%
Great: 526%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.2% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 23.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 23.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

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