MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.8% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 06:05
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 124
2-Core 213
84% 144 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 639
63% 517 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3160
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
66.7% Good
Lighting 83
Reflection 98.2
Parallax 77.3
68% 86.2 fps
MRender 86.2
Gravity 76.8
Splatting 75.8
65% 79.6 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 214 217 227 250 173 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 178
Write 374
Mixed 238
SusWrite 224
58% 254 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 32.8
120% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 229
189% 273 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 98%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB
904GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 183 80 158 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
43.2% Average
Read 441
Write 152
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 160
44% 203 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 13.5
52% 13.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 43.2%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.2
80% 27.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 25.5
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.7%
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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