MSI MS-17A2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive118% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT75VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A2  (all builds)
Memory38.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime5 Days
Run DateSep 23 '19 at 11:13
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 224
81% 142 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 612
64% 512 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 81.8%
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: 436.30
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.3% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 131
Parallax 116
100% 124 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 120
Splatting 99.7
88% 109 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 303 298 289 233 232 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 476
Mixed 390
SusWrite 284
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 61.6
210% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 351
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 118%
Great: 122%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
141GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 68 70 71 70 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 87.5
Write 91.7
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 69.7
49% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 9905630-031.A00G 9905630-031.A00G 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.6% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 23.8
78% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 23.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A2 Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A2

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