MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive211% 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 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 13 '21 at 17:15
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 90.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 254
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 674
73% 582 Pts
64-Core 668
41% 668 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 140
Parallax 130
107% 134 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 134
Splatting 116
99% 122 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1039 742 599 601 530 521 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,905
Write 1,496
Mixed 1018
SusWrite 672
283% 1,273 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.1
212% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 850
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 623
466% 632 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 211%
Great: 262%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
360GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 43 52 52 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
47.5% Average
Read 120
Write 54
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 45.2
44% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
86% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.1% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 22.7
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.1%
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 738 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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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