MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '22 at 20:20
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 81.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 242
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 580
65% 509 Pts
64-Core 713
44% 713 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
4.95% Terrible
Lighting 6.7
Reflection 30
Parallax 7.9
6% 14.9 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 0.1
4% 5.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.95%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8180S3512GJ 512GB
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 143 91 85 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 395
Write 261
Mixed 291
SusWrite 94.6
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 13.4
60% 22 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 202
172% 253 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 52%
Great: 83%
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
359GB free
Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 545 596 509 556 532 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 299
Write 330
Mixed 299
SusWrite 544
84% 368 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 28.3
4K Mixed 22.2
73% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 91.6
DQ Mixed 109
78% 101 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 277%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 23
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 84%

 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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