MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.97% 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 Drive97.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-16Q2  (all builds)
Memory17.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime5.1 Days
Run DateMay 05 '22 at 10:16
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 371
8-Core 439
52% 405 Pts
64-Core 502
31% 502 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1227) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.97% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 123
Parallax 7.5
5% 45.5 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 6.2
Splatting 11.6
7% 8.73 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.97%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W512G 512GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 359 365 385 354 373 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 454
Write 416
Mixed 317
SusWrite 364
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 41.1
137% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 267
213% 299 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 104%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
222GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1830 898 565 560 585 581 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,291
Write 2,077
Mixed 943
SusWrite 836
290% 1,287 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 72
236% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 828
DQ Write 588
DQ Mixed 667
509% 694 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 208%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FBD Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 24GB
2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.9% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 20.8
MC Mixed 17.9
56% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 21
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-16Q2 Builds (Compare 1,197 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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