MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 GT73VR 6RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160728
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 14:18
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.6% Good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 156
66% 110 Pts
4-Core 259
8-Core 496
45% 378 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.6% Very good
Lighting 89.9
Reflection 108
Parallax 84.9
73% 94.3 fps
MRender 89.3
Gravity 85.8
Splatting 95
74% 90.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,103
Write 582
Mixed 631
170% 772 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 52.5
175% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 742
DQ Write 479
DQ Mixed 388
350% 536 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 207%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
43GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 85 86 85 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 89
Write 71.3
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 85.6
48% 66.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 26.5
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 24.7
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 21.2
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 742 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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