MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive164% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory17.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190521
Uptime7.2 Days
Run DateDec 07 '21 at 13:35
Run Duration260 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 679
71% 568 Pts
64-Core 791
49% 791 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6292
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Lighting 6.8
Reflection 105
Parallax 7.4
6% 39.7 fps
MRender 9.6
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 10.4
7% 8.87 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 271 268 273 267 268 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 828
Write 1,027
Mixed 546
SusWrite 294
151% 673 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 64.7
214% 72.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,202
DQ Write 862
DQ Mixed 901
709% 988 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 164%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102
671GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 447 438 453 449 449 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 426
Mixed 248
SusWrite 440
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 76.2
4K Mixed 30.3
121% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 257
204% 287 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 95%
Great: 120%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FBD Kingston HP26D4S9S8MH-8 24GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
62.2% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 22.2
MC Mixed 19.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,185 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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