MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	66.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Micro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17C5 (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181018
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 120 2-Core 211 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 354 8-Core 500 54% 427 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.8% 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. 27.20.100.8682 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 5 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 6.3 4% 27.3 fps	Splatting 0.1 0% 0.1 fps
Poor: 4% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 26 33 31 35 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 748 Write 20.5 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 32.2 46% 219 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 31 4K Mixed 18 96% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 31.5 DQ Mixed 55.5 62% 112 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 209%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 63GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 128 150 141 119 136 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 116 Write 164 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 132 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 95%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 114GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 54 54 51 53 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 57.4 Write 58.5 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 52.3 74% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.3 151% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.D2GG7.AU30B 2x16GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.3% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 24.2 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 20.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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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	1,427x
Xeon E-2176MIntelBench 77%, 4,000 samples	3x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	643x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	455x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	330x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	225x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GBWDCBench 139%, 2,393 samples	118x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	52x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	303x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	88x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	84x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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