MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics13.5% 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.
Boot Drive289% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory60.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '21 at 14:39
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 84.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 250
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 552
61% 481 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79.7%
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: 462.31
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
13.5% Very poor
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 30
Parallax 30.7
9% 24.1 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 30.7
Splatting 33.3
21% 24.9 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 13.5%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
353GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1103 910 1184 1326 1518 1441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,884
Write 1,690
Mixed 1039
SusWrite 1,247
380% 1,715 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 60.7
199% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 887
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 815
606% 806 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 289%
Great: 332%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
511GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 68 70 71 70 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
42.3% Average
Read 77.5
Write 77
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 69.7
44% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
107% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 42.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 25.9
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 25.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 739 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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