MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics71.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive218% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 9SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '22 at 08:21
Run Duration228 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 232
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 607
61% 496 Pts
64-Core 806
50% 806 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.15.1179
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71.9% Very good
Lighting 86.4
Reflection 93.5
Parallax 86.3
70% 88.7 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 77.6
Splatting 79.1
75% 93.8 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1422 1170 1106 1001 642 532 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,334
Write 1,980
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 979
304% 1,344 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 64.8
219% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 699
DQ Mixed 803
606% 817 MB/s
Poor: 145%
This bench: 218%
Great: 329%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
148GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1174 1198 1164 1229 1158 808 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
219% Outstanding
Read 981
Write 1,237
Mixed 993
SusWrite 1,122
245% 1,083 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 66.4
225% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,065
DQ Write 791
DQ Mixed 904
682% 920 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 219%
Great: 410%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 22.9
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 32.4
SC Mixed 24.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,777 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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