MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GT73VR 7RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A1 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170328
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '21 at 15:46
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52% Above average	Memory 75.5 1-Core 90.4 2-Core 96.8 57% 87.6 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 264 26% 210 Pts	64-Core 399 25% 399 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.4% Very good	Lighting 89.2 Reflection 117 Parallax 90.8 73% 98.9 fps	MRender 92.5 Gravity 90.7 Splatting 99.7 78% 94.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 174 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 37 36 38 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 293%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 467GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 91 91 89 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 89.2 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 88.8 52% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 2x8GB 1,566 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 25.7 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 17 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 4R 3G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	9%	85	43	7	120	17.2"	1920 1080	CMN1747

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

CPU
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	259x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	232x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	357x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	308x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	19x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	122x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	50x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	44x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	157x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 1,520 samples	95x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 831 samples	67x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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