MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive247% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180116
Uptime4 Days
Run DateNov 19 '18 at 12:51
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 682
71% 571 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 151
Parallax 129
112% 139 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 108
96% 118 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1561 840 608 611 613 613 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
247% Outstanding
Read 1896
Write 1,682
Mixed 751
SusWrite 808
286% 1,284 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 66.5
247% 93.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,104
DQ Write 976
DQ Mixed 803
667% 961 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 247%
Great: 254%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
1TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 99 113 117 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 105
Write 104
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 110
68% 93.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 22.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 30.6
SC Mixed 25.6
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 740 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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HDDRAMUSB
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