MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics76.1% 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 Drive76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE73 Raider RGB 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateOct 24 '18 at 19:16
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 782
77% 628 Pts
64-Core 902
56% 902 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1634
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.1% Very good
Lighting 91.9
Reflection 106
Parallax 74.9
75% 91 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 94.3
Splatting 98.5
78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256G8NY 256GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYXA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 250 226 179 182 167 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
76.3% Very good
Read 474
Write 420
Mixed 405
SusWrite 212
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 33.7
104% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 271
DQ Mixed 297
213% 272 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
343GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 103 103 111 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
41.5% Average
Read 40.5
Write 62
Mixed 31
SusWrite 104
43% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.1
32% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.8% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 20.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 23.3
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,434 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C5

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