MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive315% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180312
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateApr 30 '20 at 18:12
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 242
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 619
63% 508 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 82.4%
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: 445.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.3% Below average
Lighting 39.8
Reflection 46
Parallax 37.4
32% 41.1 fps
MRender 56.9
Gravity 39.8
Splatting 52
41% 49.6 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500
641GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 423 425 436 436 422 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 436
Mixed 342
SusWrite 427
96% 430 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 45.3
162% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 208
177% 258 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
211GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1252 1277 1063 1140 1182 1202 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 3,059
Write 1,889
Mixed 1,043
SusWrite 1,186
397% 1,794 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 65.1
242% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,398
DQ Write 678
DQ Mixed 921
715% 999 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 315%
Great: 332%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.6
82% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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