MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics77% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161117
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateSep 15 '19 at 05:38
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 91.9
2-Core 144
68% 109 Pts
4-Core 274
8-Core 275
37% 274 Pts
64-Core 371
23% 371 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77% Very good
Lighting 130
Reflection 23
Parallax 18.7
106% 57.3 fps
MRender 28.5
Gravity 19.9
Splatting 26
20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,700
Write 516
Mixed 333
183% 850 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 56.3
203% 75.3 MB/s
DQ Read 892
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 460
385% 572 MB/s
Poor: 134% Great: 292%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
333GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 69 71 74 72 68 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 120
Write 114
Mixed 30
SusWrite 70.9
61% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.3% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 19.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 21.3
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 744 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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