MSI MS-17C8

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	21.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GL73 9RCX
Motherboard	MSI MS-17C8 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190522
Uptime	49.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '21 at 03:20
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9750H 328,182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 87.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 94.3 8-Core 624 36% 359 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 807 User benchmarks, average bench 28% MSI(1462 127D) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3184 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	21.4% Poor	Lighting 26.1 Reflection 40.6 Parallax 26.8 21% 31.2 fps	MRender 27.5 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 23.5 22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 32%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GB 2,948 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20140000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 443 420 425 426 432 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 658 Write 642 Mixed 607 SusWrite 434 132% 585 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 80.3 4K Mixed 26.4 108% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 834 DQ Write 806 DQ Mixed 721 569% 787 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 181%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GB 73,050 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 11.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.6 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MS-17C8 Builds (Compare 108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C8

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	60x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	41x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	7x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	66x
GTX 1650 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 41%, 92,838 samples	26x
GeForce GTX 1050 TiNvidiaBench 28%, 807 samples	14x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GBWDCBench 150%, 2,948 samples	28x
TOSHIBA 512GBKbg30zmv512gBench 122%, 10,256 samples	27x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	14x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	22x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 28,425 samples	16x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16