MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.08% 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 Drive186% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star P65 Creator 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory43.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '19 at 06:23
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 80.7
1-Core 97.2
2-Core 252
78% 143 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 804
77% 634 Pts
64-Core 1,033
64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.5037
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.08% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 97
Parallax 7.44
6% 37.3 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.7
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.08%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
M.2 PCIE G3X4 NVMe 1TB
761GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1398 1001 969 935 931 942 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 900
Write 1,904
Mixed 1,048
SusWrite 1,029
278% 1,220 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 46.9
160% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 934
DQ Write 762
DQ Mixed 848
635% 848 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 186%
Great: 285%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
219GB free
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 326 326 326 325 325 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,148
Write 1,224
Mixed 754
SusWrite 356
195% 870 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 65.7
217% 73.2 MB/s
DQ Read 994
DQ Write 861
DQ Mixed 797
633% 884 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 176%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A4G43MB1-CTD M471A2K43CB1-CTD 47GB
2667, 2667 MHz
32767, 16384 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 26
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 26.2
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.3%
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 1,192 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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