MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive113% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190117
Uptime9 Days
Run DateJul 22 '22 at 22:59
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 63.9
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 206
66% 122 Pts
4-Core 369
8-Core 580
58% 475 Pts
64-Core 669
41% 669 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.57% Terrible
Lighting 6.2
Reflection 6.8
Parallax 7.3
5% 6.77 fps
MRender 6.9
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 10.1
7% 7.73 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.57%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 447 449 468 448 434 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 663
Write 637
Mixed 615
SusWrite 483
135% 600 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 69.2
4K Mixed 19.8
84% 34.6 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 489
DQ Mixed 651
501% 694 MB/s
Poor: 107%
This bench: 113%
Great: 204%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI26D4S9D8ME-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 16
MC Mixed 11.6
40% 14.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 14.2
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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