MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	64.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.7% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q2 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190521
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '23 at 02:09
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 83.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 212 78% 138 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 542 57% 457 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q) 9,069 User benchmarks, average bench 61% MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.3734 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	64.2% Good	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 104 Parallax 80.1 62% 86.5 fps	MRender 86.7 Gravity 78 Splatting 86.9 69% 83.9 fps
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 69%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB 1,265 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 401 411 413 416 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 457 Write 414 Mixed 311 SusWrite 410 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 27.8 92% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 268 211% 294 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 71,691 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 18.7 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	144	15.5"	1280 720	AUO80ED

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,114x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	8x
Core i9-11900KIntelBench 67%, 3 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	560x
GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 61%, 9,069 samples	406x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	145x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	159x
SD9SN8W512G 512GBSandiskBench 83%, 1,265 samples	140x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $171Bench 177%, 99,566 samples	54x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	521x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	85x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	63x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16