MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	19.8% 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 Drive	237% 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	48GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 50% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star GT73VR 7RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A1 (all builds)
Memory	43.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170309
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '17 at 12:55
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	50%

PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 70.2 1-Core 40.6 2-Core 81.6 42% 64.1 Pts	4-Core 173 8-Core 293 28% 233 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 10 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 47.7 8% 23.1 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 70.7 42% 48.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 465GB free Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 151 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 53 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 71 49 219044446237 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 6332711085 (F7) Unknown 100 100 198017995 (F8) Unknown 100 100 14638829	85.5% Excellent	Read 500 Write 469 Mixed 451 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 27.6 103% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 77.9 DQ Write 154 DQ Mixed 42 53% 91.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 107%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 345GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,163 Write 1,711 Mixed 1,587 404% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 35.6 139% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 75.9 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 38.9 44% 74.5 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 353%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 859B CT16G4SFD824A.C16FHD 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.6% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 14 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 83%

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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 71%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

CPU
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	259x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	232x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	357x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	308x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	19x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	122x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	50x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	44x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	157x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 1,520 samples	95x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 831 samples	67x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16