MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	113% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17C5 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181018
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '20 at 23:55
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	39%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 82 2-Core 169 64% 110 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 604 54% 456 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1215) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7463 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 7.27 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 7.44 6% 29 fps	Gravity 6.77 Splatting 14.8 10% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GB 2,393 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 234 186 182 183 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 806 Write 932 Mixed 530 SusWrite 206 139% 619 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 37.5 116% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 731 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 732 547% 725 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 171%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 649GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 84 78 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 91.8 Write 89.2 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 89 53% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 75%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 239GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 38.2 Write 34.2 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 14 36% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 525GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 30.7 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 13.4 33% 24.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 93% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 53%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 329GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 29.7 Write 30.5 Mixed 26.8 SusWrite 13.4 33% 25.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.7 114% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GB 4,193 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 21.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 11%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17C5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,418x
Xeon E-2176MIntelBench 77%, 4,000 samples	3x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	639x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	452x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	328x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	224x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GBWDCBench 139%, 2,393 samples	117x
RBUSNS8180S3128GJ 128GBKingstonBench 57%, 4,961 samples	52x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	303x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	87x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	83x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16