MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive200% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star P65 Creator 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181012
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 13 '19 at 20:45
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (41st 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 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 215
82% 141 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 189
44% 290 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4108
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 84.7
Reflection 95.7
Parallax 84
69% 88.1 fps
Gravity 77.5
Splatting 81.8
71% 79.6 fps
Poor: 44% Great: 69%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 668 666 648 658 564 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,486
Write 1,744
Mixed 1,106
SusWrite 656
280% 1,248 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 96.1
4K Mixed 57.6
192% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,184
DQ Write 635
DQ Mixed 614
536% 811 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 200%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown J642GU42J9266NF Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 33.2
MC Mixed 26.6
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 33.4
SC Mixed 25.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 90%

 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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