MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive216% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '18 at 05:39
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 122
2-Core 245
83% 150 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 667
67% 543 Pts
64-Core 755
47% 755 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 98.4
Parallax 7.5
6% 37.8 fps
MRender 10.5
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 14.8
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
65.2% Good
Lighting 79.2
Reflection 101
Parallax 83.4
64% 87.9 fps
MRender 85.1
Gravity 76.6
Splatting 81.5
66% 81.1 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
759GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 901
Write 1,977
Mixed 1,221
310% 1,366 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 28.1
160% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 51.5
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 117
98% 136 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 210%
Great: 372%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,424
Write 1,770
Mixed 1,456
348% 1,550 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 30.9
160% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 44.6
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 31.4
38% 63.1 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 216%
Great: 353%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB
77GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 37.9
Write 19.2
Mixed 24
32% 27 MB/s
4K Read 3.31
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.71
93% 1.89 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.4% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 18.2
63% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 17.6
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 78%

 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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