MSI MS-16Q3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	245% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star P65 Creator 8RD
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q3 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '18 at 21:29
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	85%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 83.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 216 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 733 71% 584 Pts	64-Core 811 50% 811 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 661 User benchmarks, average bench 34% MSI(1462 1244) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1701 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 35.8 38% 41.3 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 42.8 33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 426GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1537 1439 1536 1461 1364 1335 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,359 Write 1,370 Mixed 714 SusWrite 1,446 275% 1,222 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 58.4 191% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,032 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 892 687% 936 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 306%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 44,819 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 13.3 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 49%

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

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Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q3

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	117x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	57x
GTX 1060 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 43%, 36,643 samples	32x
GeForce GTX 1050 TiNvidiaBench 34%, 661 samples	28x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	39x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G 512GBWDCBench 172%, 1,198 samples	23x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	8x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	43x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	38x
78.D2GG7.AU30B 2x16GBUnknownBench 80%, 88 samples	3x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16