MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics68.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive203% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJun 29 '18 at 22:18
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 124
2-Core 245
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 705
74% 596 Pts
64-Core 826
51% 826 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
68.3% Good
Lighting 84.3
Reflection 103
Parallax 79.9
69% 89.1 fps
MRender 85
Gravity 79.2
Splatting 83.6
68% 82.6 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 69%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.97% Terrible
Lighting 7.23
Reflection 10.5
Parallax 7.34
6% 8.36 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.97%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY7501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 829 632 635 630 629 628 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,413
Write 1,527
Mixed 819
SusWrite 664
248% 1,105 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 61.9
204% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,025
DQ Write 898
DQ Mixed 944
712% 955 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 203%
Great: 259%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 500GB
441GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 202 214 234 204 213 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
61% Good
Read 399
Write 386
Mixed 362
SusWrite 209
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 37
4K Mixed 27.3
87% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 116
85% 112 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 61%
Great: 95%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 8TB
4TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 171 170 163 173 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 180
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 168
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.8
184% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.5% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 24.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,185 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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