MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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 Drive91.6% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73EVR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170927
Uptime34 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '19 at 16:38
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 82.2
2-Core 162
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 319
8-Core 593
54% 456 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 72%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 152
Parallax 142
112% 144 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 134
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GB
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 199 267 257 216 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 326
Mixed 306
SusWrite 228
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 31.8
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 38.9
146% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 156
152% 239 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
586GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 102 105 105 106 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
62.2% Good
Read 112
Write 114
Mixed 25.3
SusWrite 105
64% 88.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
45.3% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 13
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 739 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

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