MSI MS-17B5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics6.91% 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 Drive154% 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 Stealth 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17B5  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180311
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '19 at 00:59
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 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)
93% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 246
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 497
8-Core 746
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 988
61% 988 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 93%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 120F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4939
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.91% Terrible
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 72.2
Parallax 7.44
6% 28.9 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 14.8
9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.91%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 297 319 321 324 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,026
Write 1,342
Mixed 745
SusWrite 339
194% 863 MB/s
4K Read 49.4
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 58.2
193% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 904
DQ Write 558
DQ Mixed 700
530% 720 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 154%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 133 131 131 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 120
Write 123
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 127
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 71%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MH-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 21.2
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 31.5
SC Mixed 24.3
70% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17B5 Builds (Compare 38 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17B5

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