MSI MS-17A2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive202% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT75VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A2  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 08:54
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IRQ-User
Background CPU 13%

 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 i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 90
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 792
81% 654 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2787 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 147
Reflection 159
Parallax 139
120% 148 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 140
Splatting 117
103% 127 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1089 844 1037 801 553 329 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,310
Write 1,326
Mixed 934
SusWrite 776
244% 1,087 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 61.8
206% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 742
DQ Mixed 706
570% 809 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 202%
Great: 235%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
233GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 89 90 90 90 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 110
Write 95.7
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 88.8
60% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 57%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
80% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 25.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 25.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A2 Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A2

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