MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive172% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 7RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161117
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 10 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 (100th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 209
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 573
56% 460 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1645 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.2% Very good
Lighting 93.6
Reflection 109
Parallax 98.8
76% 101 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 93
Splatting 92.8
76% 92.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 775 660 577 524 359 550 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,051
Write 491
Mixed 817
SusWrite 574
164% 733 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59
200% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 614
DQ Mixed 629
496% 694 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 172%
Great: 207%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
167GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 111 111 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 136
Write 127
Mixed 25
SusWrite 110
72% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
79.6% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 22.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 84%

 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%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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