MSI MS-17A2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 45% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	30% 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)
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 (71%). 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GT75VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A2 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180309
Uptime	16.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 17:47
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	71%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 (6^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Memory 54.1 1-Core 33.2 2-Core 64.6 33% 50.6 Pts	4-Core 114 8-Core 161 17% 138 Pts	64-Core 190 12% 190 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30% Poor	Lighting 37.6 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 31.7 31% 38.2 fps	MRender 11.3 Gravity 34.6 Splatting 50.8 29% 32.2 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,050 Write 705 Mixed 540 169% 765 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 27.1 90% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 288 212% 280 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 115 113 118 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 136 Write 110 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 114 69% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GB 4,184 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 11.1 SC Mixed 9.3 26% 8.93 GB/s	Latency 146 27% 146 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 45%

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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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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A2

CPU
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	89x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	35x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	89x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	35x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	36x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	11x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	10x

RAM
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 585 samples	37x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	21x
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 42%, 4,184 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $45	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