MSI MS-17B5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.9% 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 Drive189% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star Please change product name
MotherboardMSI MS-17B5  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180719
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateAug 06 '19 at 18:30
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User LVA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 256
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 772
75% 615 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 120F) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3160
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Lighting 64.1
Reflection 73.1
Parallax 65.2
52% 67.5 fps
MRender 69.4
Gravity 60
Splatting 68.5
54% 66 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.9%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 329 329 330 330 322 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,089
Write 1,076
Mixed 591
SusWrite 352
174% 777 MB/s
4K Read 55.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 70.2
235% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,301
DQ Write 1,006
DQ Mixed 959
770% 1,088 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 189%
Great: 236%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
763GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 169 170 170 167 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 149
Mixed 72.1
SusWrite 167
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 92%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.5% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 20.6
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 24.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 78%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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