MSI MS-16Q3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.1% 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 Drive198% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star P65 Creator 8RD
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q3  (all builds)
Memory8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180918
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 25 '19 at 10:46
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 85.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 238
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 682
66% 546 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1244) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 7.37
Reflection 10.7
Parallax 7.47
6% 8.5 fps
MRender 11.3
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 14.6
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
MSI(1462 1244) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Lighting 46
Reflection 42.5
Parallax 36.3
38% 41.6 fps
MRender 38.8
Gravity 38.9
Splatting 43.5
33% 40.4 fps
Poor: 29%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G 512GB
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 748 749 743 732 746 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
198% Outstanding
Read 1050
Write 1,103
Mixed 844
SusWrite 771
212% 942 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 61
205% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 1,081
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 1,055
783% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 198%
Great: 212%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
80.2% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.9
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 31.7
SC Mixed 25.9
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q3 Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q3

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