MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive244% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 6RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180116
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateJul 23 '20 at 16:01
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 85.5
2-Core 170
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 471
49% 392 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1645 MHz, MLim: 1751 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.8% Good
Lighting 78
Reflection 92.6
Parallax 75
64% 81.9 fps
MRender 81.1
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 79
64% 78.4 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 821 1012 1096 927 1004 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,638
Write 824
Mixed 743
SusWrite 938
282% 1,286 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 52.9
166% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 533
DQ Mixed 583
452% 624 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 244%
Great: 237%
Toshiba MK1237GSX 120GB-$65
51GB free
Firmware: DL140D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 34 34 34 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
19.5% Very poor
Read 33.6
Write 33.8
Mixed 22.4
SusWrite 34
23% 30.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 19.5%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.6% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.7
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 22.2
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 72.6%
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 739 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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