MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive326% 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 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180208
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 26 '20 at 23:06
Run Duration212 Seconds
Run User MLT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 (98th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 238
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 673
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 665
41% 665 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 84%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.77
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 155
Parallax 146
117% 148 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 140
Splatting 115
102% 126 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
402GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1790 1838 1813 1942 1981 2042 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
326% Outstanding
Read 2679
Write 2,172
Mixed 1,407
SusWrite 1,901
456% 2,040 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 92
4K Mixed 68
224% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,118
DQ Write 375
DQ Mixed 386
380% 627 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 326%
Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
307GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2186 2181 2193 2186 2188 2192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
354% Outstanding
Read 2736
Write 2,167
Mixed 1,518
SusWrite 2,188
482% 2,152 MB/s
4K Read 59.5
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 71.7
236% 77.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,243
DQ Write 437
DQ Mixed 586
500% 755 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 354%
Great: 393%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
297GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 96 98 99 99 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 93
Write 88.3
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 97.8
55% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.2
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 25.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.1%
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%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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