MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics7.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181205
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateJul 16 '19 at 01:12
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 2.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Memory 76.3
1-Core 63.8
2-Core 113
53% 84.5 Pts
4-Core 220
8-Core 367
36% 294 Pts
64-Core 418
26% 418 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.11% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 97.5
Parallax 7.41
6% 37.5 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 15
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.11%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 326 330 277 268 252 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 416
Write 378
Mixed 321
SusWrite 303
80% 354 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 29.1
4K Mixed 21.5
71% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 258
204% 286 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 104%
Seagate Ultra Slim MT 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 131 130 131 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.3% Good
Read 106
Write 134
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 128
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.2
138% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
67.2% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 26.4
MC Mixed 21.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 67.2%
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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