MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive182% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '20 at 04:00
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 214
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 606
62% 500 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4250
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
66.1% Good
Lighting 81.6
Reflection 97.6
Parallax 75.5
66% 84.9 fps
MRender 84.8
Gravity 71.6
Splatting 82
65% 79.5 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 320 329 324 321 321 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,404
Write 1,550
Mixed 1,076
SusWrite 329
244% 1,090 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 63.8
214% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 947
DQ Write 841
DQ Mixed 862
655% 883 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 182%
Great: 249%
Imation 2.5"PCIe 512GB SSD X731B
417GB free
Firmware: E8FM11.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 433 453 457 439 450 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 767
Mixed 639
SusWrite 470
134% 593 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 34.9
109% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 728
DQ Write 665
DQ Mixed 780
562% 724 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 16GB
2667, 2667 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.6% Above average
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 16.6
MC Mixed 15.7
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 13.9
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 52.6%
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 1,187 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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