MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics112% 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 Drive218% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 6RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.5
1-Core 125
2-Core 261
88% 159 Pts
4-Core 512
8-Core 726
78% 619 Pts
64-Core 726
45% 726 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11B9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 164
Reflection 120
Parallax 94.9
134% 126 fps
MRender 93.2
Gravity 92.2
Splatting 102
79% 95.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 112%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 854 626 627 597 587 582 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,511
Write 1,370
Mixed 610
SusWrite 645
230% 1,034 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 56.4
230% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,106
DQ Write 1,093
DQ Mixed 828
697% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 218%
Great: 254%
Crucial M500 480GB-$84
447GB free
Firmware: MU03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 405 407 406 406 406 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 409
Write 383
Mixed 337
SusWrite 403
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 35.5
140% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 181
177% 280 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 100%
Liteon CV1-8B128-HP 128GB
119GB free
Firmware: V182
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 174 174 174 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 173
Mixed 225
SusWrite 173
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 43.2
166% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 173
DQ Mixed 170
145% 217 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 25.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 26
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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HDDRAMUSB
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