MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.68% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GE73 Raider RGB 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory2.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180402
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 17:22
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 85.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 238
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 668
70% 560 Pts
64-Core 812
50% 812 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 1215) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
5.68% Terrible
Lighting 6.4
Reflection 72.1
Parallax 7.6
5% 28.7 fps
MRender 6.4
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 10.2
7% 7.73 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.68%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 834
Write 932
Mixed 603
176% 790 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 95.2
4K Mixed 59.9
200% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,174
DQ Write 967
DQ Mixed 947
743% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
442GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 91 98 97 95 99 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 84.9
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 94.4
54% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
36.9% Below average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.1
35% 12.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 10
SC Mixed 11
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 36.9%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C5

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