MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive178% 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,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 13 '18 at 00:38
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 90.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 749
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 868
54% 868 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.6% Good
Lighting 83.9
Reflection 95.7
Parallax 75.6
68% 85.1 fps
MRender 84.6
Gravity 75.5
Splatting 82.1
66% 80.7 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 309 311 308 311 313 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,391
Write 1,163
Mixed 681
SusWrite 338
199% 893 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 62.4
201% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 947
DQ Write 805
DQ Mixed 854
646% 869 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 178%
Great: 236%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 64GB
56GB free, PID 00d2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 81 80 81 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
42% Average
Read 146
Write 66.8
Mixed 13.8
SusWrite 82.9
90% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
57% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 42%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 22.3
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 24.9
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 84%

 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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