MSI MS-17B4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7% 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 Drive121% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS73 7RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17B4  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '19 at 16:30
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 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 i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 88.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 212
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 523
56% 447 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11F3) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7% Terrible
Lighting 7.33
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 7.03
6% 15.2 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 6.63
Splatting 14.5
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV2100Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 317 319 320 321 320 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 469
Mixed 372
SusWrite 330
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62
211% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 336
256% 347 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 121%
Great: 116%
Sandisk SD7SB3Q-256G-1006 256GB
176GB free
Firmware: X2180006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 380 386 389 389 387 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 426
Write 380
Mixed 216
SusWrite 384
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 40
158% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 152
158% 259 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 21.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 23.1
65% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 75%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17B4 Builds (Compare 35 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI MS-17B4

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