MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '19 at 20:13
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 257
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 704
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.94
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 99.1
Reflection 116
Parallax 90.7
81% 102 fps
Gravity 94.4
Splatting 98.5
86% 96.5 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256G8NY 256GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYXA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 305 285 166 104 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 434
Write 282
Mixed 192
SusWrite 191
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 34.2
87% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 220
169% 235 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
912GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 121 126 125 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 122
Write 108
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 125
68% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 71%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 21.6
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,432 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C5

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