MSI MS-17C6

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics26.7% 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)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GL73 8RC
MotherboardMSI MS-17C6  (all builds)
Memory6.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 08 '20 at 02:15
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 239
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 559
56% 454 Pts
64-Core 716
44% 716 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 121A) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5206
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
26.7% Poor
Lighting 34
Reflection 25.2
Parallax 31.6
28% 30.3 fps
MRender 36.2
Gravity 33.8
Splatting 23.3
25% 31.1 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 26.7%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN128HAHQ-00000 128GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MVT2200Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 482
Write 465
Mixed 400
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 38.6
141% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 319
242% 326 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 109%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB
698GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 112 114 109 115 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 76.9
Write 76.3
Mixed 65.9
SusWrite 111
61% 82.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
156% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 79%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB
29GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 40 31 4.3 5.1 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
26.5% Poor
Read 128
Write 62
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 20.7
79% 68 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 1.1
82% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 26.5%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.5% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 20.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 21.8
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C6 Builds (Compare 633 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C6

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