MSI MS-17B1

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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive79.6% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS73VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17B1  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160726
Uptime8.3 Days
Run DateMay 27 '17 at 22:09
Run Duration297 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.3% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 74.5
2-Core 148
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 288
8-Core 504
48% 396 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 69%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ128G8NY 128GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYXA0101
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 485
Write 431
Mixed 337
93% 418 MB/s
4K Read 18.2
4K Write 33.5
4K Mixed 34.2
89% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 25.3
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 20.9
42% 79.5 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 94%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB
914GB free
Firmware: SDM1
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
6.31% Terrible
Read 15.4
Write 6.65
Mixed 7.78
7% 9.95 MB/s
4K Read 0.004
4K Write 0.004
4K Mixed 0.001
0% 0.003 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 6.31%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.7% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22.7
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 57%
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-17B1 Builds (Compare 303 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-17B1

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