MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive215% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SG
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181224
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '20 at 19:16
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 228
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 691
75% 593 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1274) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.94% Terrible
Lighting 7.3
Reflection 127
Parallax 7.12
6% 47.2 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 13.9
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.94%
Great: 6%
Nvidia RTX 2080 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
89.8% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 128
Parallax 120
88% 119 fps
MRender 152
Gravity 101
Splatting 95.8
93% 116 fps
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 102%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2084 615 612 614 611 613 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 748
Write 2,312
Mixed 856
SusWrite 858
272% 1,194 MB/s
4K Read 59.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 77.7
255% 86.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,305
DQ Write 1108
DQ Mixed 1,193
898% 1202 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 215%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown J642GU42J9266NF Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 32GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.9
MC Mixed 27.7
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 27.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,778 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q4

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