MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.7% 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 Drive224% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73EVR 7RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170505
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 13:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (99th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 86.5
1-Core 98.9
2-Core 178
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 576
55% 457 Pts
64-Core 582
36% 582 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
20.7% Poor
Lighting 10.8
Reflection 27
Parallax 63.8
9% 33.9 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 51.3
Splatting 28.4
44% 57.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 674 896 1063 1406 1417 1343 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,416
Write 1,143
Mixed 958
SusWrite 1,133
261% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 56.3
190% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 751
DQ Mixed 650
547% 799 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 224%
Great: 235%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
930GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 117 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 118
Write 102
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 115
65% 90.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
73.7% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 22.1
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 20
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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