MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6% 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 Drive	214% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17C5 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 14:49
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	72% Very good	Memory 73.3 1-Core 115 2-Core 231 77% 140 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 557 59% 469 Pts	64-Core 476 30% 476 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1215) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6617 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	6% Terrible	Lighting 6.7 Reflection 8.2 Parallax 7.2 6% 7.37 fps	MRender 7.6 Gravity 6.8 Splatting 10.6 7% 8.33 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Lexar NM620 1TB 3,385 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 898GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN10660 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1346 1297 1268 1224 1637 1207 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,296 Write 1,719 Mixed 1,348 SusWrite 1,330 322% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 56 181% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 846 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 137 212% 418 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 347%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 931GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 126 128 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Read 134 Write 133 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 126 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 44,819 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.4% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 11.4 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 91.6 44% 91.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 49%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	58	120	17.2"	1280 720	CMN1747

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Gaming 12%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C5

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,330x
Xeon E-2176MIntelBench 77%, 4,000 samples	3x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	2x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	593x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	427x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	311x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	210x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GBWDCBench 139%, 2,393 samples	111x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	49x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	293x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	81x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	77x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
Intel Core i5-12400F $149	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $195	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $340	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16