MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
SystemMicro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateDec 29 '18 at 23:46
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 235
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 634
67% 533 Pts
64-Core 866
54% 866 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9835
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.4% Above average
Lighting 70.4
Reflection 74.1
Parallax 67.7
57% 70.7 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 62.3
Splatting 67.4
55% 66.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GB
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 351 381 339 343 333 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 986
Write 895
Mixed 731
SusWrite 357
166% 742 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 35.5
120% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 46.5
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 67.2
58% 82.7 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 103%
Great: 171%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
574GB free
Firmware: 04.01A04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 118 117 119 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 124
Write 95
Mixed 67.6
SusWrite 116
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
188% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
41.5% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 11
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 13.2
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,431 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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