MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180608
Uptime10.7 Days
Run DateJan 24 '21 at 03:08
Run Duration210 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 (99th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 127
2-Core 242
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 661
69% 554 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.6% Good
Lighting 74.2
Reflection 104
Parallax 80.4
60% 86.1 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 79.9
Splatting 87.9
70% 84.8 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 183 116 152 130 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.4% Good
Read 364
Write 200
Mixed 237
SusWrite 147
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 21.5
89% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 254
194% 266 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 62.4%
Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
921GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1996 2015 1253 1113 1137 1124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 1,268
Write 1,689
Mixed 895
SusWrite 1,440
299% 1,323 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 63.5
206% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 829
DQ Write 694
DQ Mixed 744
562% 756 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 237%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
77.9% Very good
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 21.7
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 30.2
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.9%
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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