MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 13 '22 at 16:35
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User BMU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 764
70% 588 Pts
64-Core 983
61% 983 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
65.5% Good
Lighting 76.9
Reflection 108
Parallax 83.5
63% 89.4 fps
MRender 88.9
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 90.5
71% 86.4 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 393 400 394 394 397 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 454
Write 447
Mixed 352
SusWrite 401
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 37.9
4K Mixed 25
90% 29.3 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 272
217% 305 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
195GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1646 1629 1624 1619 1606 1402 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
301% Outstanding
Read 1,714
Write 1,952
Mixed 1,590
SusWrite 1,588
386% 1,711 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 78.2
254% 86.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,348
DQ Write 1,178
DQ Mixed 1,238
935% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 301%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8266.C16FE 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 33.5
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 27.2
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 38.5
SC Mixed 26.9
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,189 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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