MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive114% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73EVR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory39.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180208
Uptime10.5 Days
Run DateOct 16 '19 at 19:43
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Memory 85
1-Core 102
2-Core 145
68% 111 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 584
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 580
36% 580 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.2% Below average
Lighting 39.8
Reflection 45.9
Parallax 37.3
32% 41 fps
MRender 56.8
Gravity 39.8
Splatting 51.9
41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 426 434 443 439 430 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 438
Mixed 404
SusWrite 432
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 49
168% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 283
232% 332 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 114%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 859B CT16G4SFD824A.M16FE MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 859B CT16G4SFD824A.M16FE 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80% Excellent
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 26.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 23.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 80%
This bench: 80%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 738 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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HDDRAMUSB
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