MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive213% 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.
Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime5 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 08:34
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 231
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 626
65% 521 Pts
64-Core 759
47% 759 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)
MSI(1462 1227) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9094
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.8% Good
Lighting 86.3
Reflection 101
Parallax 80.1
70% 89.2 fps
MRender 88.9
Gravity 79.2
Splatting 84.3
69% 84.1 fps
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
540GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 785 768 1168 1145 1128 1199 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,400
Write 1,868
Mixed 788
SusWrite 1,032
286% 1,272 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 54.9
178% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,048
DQ Write 670
DQ Mixed 814
619% 844 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 213%
Great: 372%
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: EXD7101Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1178 293 298 297 298 299 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,552
Write 1,195
Mixed 1,026
SusWrite 444
235% 1,054 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 93.1
4K Mixed 64.5
213% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 766
DQ Mixed 366
412% 704 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 194%
Great: 249%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 19.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 22.5
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,187 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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