MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.82% 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 Drive73.5% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180608
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '18 at 06:47
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
85% 154 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 693
74% 593 Pts
64-Core 817
51% 817 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.3%
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)
6.82% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.56
6% 8.63 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 15
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.82%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV512G 512GB
400GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ABXA4102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 367 347 319 335 347 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 331
Write 306
Mixed 268
SusWrite 340
70% 311 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 28
81% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 250
203% 288 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 98%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74
928GB free
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 1298 1193 1140 1113 1193 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 934
Write 1,031
Mixed 972
SusWrite 1,184
233% 1,030 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 22.5
116% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 844
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 679
509% 686 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 174%
Great: 335%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
11GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
8.16% Terrible
Read 28.8
Write 4.7
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 4.5
11% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 1.9
103% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.16%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 22.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 27.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 82.2%
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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