MSI MS-16Q2

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.27% 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 Drive	159% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GS65 Stealth Thin 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-16Q2 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181008
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '20 at 17:21
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 208 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 688 66% 543 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1227) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.7990 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6.27% Terrible	Lighting 6.23 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 7.69 5% 27.7 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 12.8 9% 10.2 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.27% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 217 213 210 207 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 854 Write 969 Mixed 557 SusWrite 244 147% 656 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 67.1 207% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 877 691% 958 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 236%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 214GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1858 1254 1250 1251 1245 1251 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,230 Write 2,130 Mixed 1,023 SusWrite 1,352 325% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 67.3 219% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,126 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,016 774% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 372%
Samsung P3 Portable 1TB 308 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 526GB free, PID 61c8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 30.5 Write 34.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 20.2 38% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 25E7 2TB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 159GB free, PID 25e7 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 19 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 35 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 19.8 38% 28 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 58%
Samsung Flash Drive 64GB 8,748 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 60GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 261 Write 34 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 34.8 95% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 4.3 719% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 16.5 DQ Write 18.7 DQ Mixed 5.2 874% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB 108,106 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 22.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 76.2 52% 76.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 13%

Tree trunk

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 12%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-16Q2

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,179x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	8x
Core i9-11900KIntelBench 67%, 3 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	589x
GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 61%, 9,069 samples	433x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	154x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	163x
SD9SN8W512G 512GBSandiskBench 83%, 1,265 samples	147x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	58x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	556x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	93x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	67x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16