MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.9% 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 Drive173% 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181018
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateFeb 12 '19 at 20:32
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 92.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 243
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 774
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 925
57% 925 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1881
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 67.6
Reflection 71.8
Parallax 59.5
55% 66.3 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 62.2
Splatting 66.9
55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GB
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 552 406 414 424 427 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,118
Write 1,080
Mixed 964
SusWrite 441
202% 901 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 58.8
199% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 937
DQ Mixed 728
595% 841 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 173%
Great: 171%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
897GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 133 131 147 132 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 126
Write 72
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 130
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
46.3% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 17.1
MC Mixed 13.5
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 13.2
42% 14.6 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,423 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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