MSI MS-16Q4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive174% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth 8SE
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q4  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '19 at 14:57
Run Duration190 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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 1.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 88.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 767
79% 635 Pts
64-Core 917
57% 917 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1274) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1917
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.8% Good
Lighting 86
Reflection 96.7
Parallax 82.7
70% 88.5 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 72.2
Splatting 69.7
69% 87.4 fps
Poor: 49%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXA7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1087 1244 597 598 595 589 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 806
Write 1,713
Mixed 758
SusWrite 785
231% 1,016 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 99.6
4K Mixed 61.9
210% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 938
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 416
368% 568 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 174%
Great: 296%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
466GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1742 1136 810 810 810 810 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1,336
Write 1,781
Mixed 901
SusWrite 1,020
284% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 73.8
236% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,380
DQ Write 894
DQ Mixed 1064
813% 1,113 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 240%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 30.6
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 38
SC Mixed 26.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q4 Builds (Compare 1,778 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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