MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive230% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory13.2 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 05:49
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 258
87% 158 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 757
77% 625 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.5%
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)
7.21% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 98
Parallax 7.53
6% 37.7 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 15
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.21%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.6% Good
Lighting 80.7
Reflection 102
Parallax 85.6
66% 89.4 fps
MRender 86.6
Gravity 77.5
Splatting 85.2
68% 83.1 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.6%
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 (7th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 977
Write 2,069
Mixed 1,204
320% 1,416 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 30
173% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 54.5
DQ Write 97.2
DQ Mixed 117
77% 89.7 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 219%
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 (28th percentile)
230% Outstanding
Read 1,633
Write 1,836
Mixed 1,565
376% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 31.6
165% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 43.7
DQ Write 119
DQ Mixed 30.7
38% 64.6 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 230%
Great: 353%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB
77GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Read 35.7
Write 14.6
Mixed 20.1
26% 23.4 MB/s
4K Read 3.44
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.69
92% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.2%
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 (71st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.5% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 20.7
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 24.2
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.5%
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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