MSI MS-17B1

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.28% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	205% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 49% 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 GS73VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-17B1 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170613
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '17 at 21:56
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	51%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 74.9 1-Core 44.2 2-Core 87.9 45% 69 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 245 26% 206 Pts	64-Core 243 15% 243 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11AC) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4678 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.28% Terrible	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 48 Parallax 7.47 6% 21.1 fps	MRender 9.95 Gravity 6.63 Splatting 15.7 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.28% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 2,409 Write 1,097 Mixed 1,455 364% 1,654 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 25.5 121% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 24.7 46% 91.9 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 292%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 924GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 64 64 2700836 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 224 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 382780 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 42442866819195 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 160 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 53 605880353 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2703 (C2) HDA temperature 33 47 90194313249 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 38457137168430 (F1) Unknown 100 253 147734098 (F2) Unknown 100 253 589481942 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	69.1% Good	Read 122 Write 119 Mixed 87.8 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.44 4K Mixed 0.14 104% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 21.3 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 12.9 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 90.5 44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 78%

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Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17B1

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	201x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	99x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	135x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	112x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	56x

SSD
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	71x
PX-256M8PeGN 256GBPlextorBench 176%, 568 samples	17x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	15x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	125x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	47x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 23,910 samples	15x

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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 $179	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