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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive119% 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 GS65 Stealth Thin 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181205
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateOct 28 '20 at 16:08
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (48th 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 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 231
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 607
61% 497 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 7.33
Reflection 68.9
Parallax 7.81
6% 28 fps
Gravity 6.77
Splatting 14.9
10% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G 256GB
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10123000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 420 404 362 361 383 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 815
Write 445
Mixed 458
SusWrite 395
118% 528 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 33.2
136% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 485
DQ Write 447
DQ Mixed 409
322% 447 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 119%
Great: 223%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 30.3
MC Mixed 22.7
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 26.5
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.5%
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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