MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 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 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	10.9% 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 Drive	138% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 51% 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.

System	Micro-Star GT73VR 7RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A1 (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161117
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '19 at 10:58
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	51%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Memory 74 1-Core 44.8 2-Core 86.2 45% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 252 25% 205 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	10.9% Very poor	Lighting 9.83 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 18.7 8% 13.3 fps	MRender 11.6 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 25.9 16% 19.1 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 701 561 550 513 510 521 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,349 Write 1,042 Mixed 488 SusWrite 559 191% 860 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 54.1 4K Mixed 36.4 118% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 313 230% 303 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 292%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 726GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 128 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 120 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 127 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 4x8GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 25.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 13.1 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 84%

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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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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 60%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

CPU
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	259x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	232x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	357x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	308x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	19x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	122x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	50x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	44x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	157x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 1,520 samples	95x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 831 samples	67x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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