MSI MS-1797

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics11.1% 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 Drive79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star CX72 7QL
MotherboardMSI MS-1797  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161109
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 18 '18 at 01:33
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7200U
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
47.8% Average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 131
54% 90.5 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 242
26% 204 Pts
64-Core 231
14% 231 Pts
Poor: 20%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia 940MX
MSI(1462 11A3) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9924
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
11.1% Very poor
Lighting 15.1
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 12.4
12% 13 fps
MRender 7.48
Gravity 13.9
Splatting 10
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 11.1%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV2100Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 312 221 317 309 240 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 392
Write 362
Mixed 320
SusWrite 281
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 52.7
4K Mixed 30.4
107% 36.5 MB/s
DQ Read 336
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 294
224% 305 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 116%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB
459GB free
Firmware: 0108
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 84 87 95 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 79
Write 97.3
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 88.8
65% 87.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.6
169% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 11.1
35% 12.1 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 6.6
18% 6.47 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 33%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-1797 Builds (Compare 28 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-1797

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