MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive69.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180226
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateDec 12 '19 at 03:55
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 76.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 655
68% 544 Pts
64-Core 747
46% 747 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4166
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 52.6
Reflection 60
Parallax 46.4
43% 53 fps
Gravity 54.8
Splatting 62.5
52% 58.6 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256G8NY 256GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYXA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 138 287 219 289 138 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 349
Write 174
Mixed 357
SusWrite 213
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 29.4
90% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 292
222% 301 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
856GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 98 95 89 79 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
67% Good
Read 138
Write 121
Mixed 31
SusWrite 96
70% 96.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.8% Good
MC Read 26
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.2
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 19.4
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 86.9
46% 86.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,438 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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