MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.3% 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 Drive148% 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 (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 25 '19 at 19:59
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 94.2
1-Core 122
2-Core 248
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 708
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 895
55% 895 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.1771
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
55.3% Above average
Lighting 68.5
Reflection 73
Parallax 67.4
56% 69.6 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 62.7
Splatting 66.2
54% 66.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 292 342 298 288 283 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 895
Write 1,058
Mixed 893
SusWrite 310
178% 789 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 55
183% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 853
DQ Write 785
DQ Mixed 721
568% 786 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 148%
Great: 171%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
503GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 416 421 410 401 420 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 405
Mixed 390
SusWrite 410
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 40.7
137% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 277
220% 309 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 102%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 22
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 30.1
SC Mixed 26.2
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,431 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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