MSI MS-17B1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics5.54% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GS73VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17B1  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160726
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 10 '23 at 05:10
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 85.8
2-Core 159
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 308
8-Core 461
48% 384 Pts
64-Core 475
29% 475 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
MSI(1462 11AC) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8682
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
5.54% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 6.1
Parallax 6.8
5% 6.3 fps
MRender 8.6
Gravity 6.1
Splatting 9.7
7% 8.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.54%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 25 22 21 28 29 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 96%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB
783GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 106 107 107 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 74.1
Write 109
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 107
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.6
197% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion SW 6TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1801
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 123 126 126 127 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 91.2
Write 112
Mixed 93.8
SusWrite 125
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.7
288% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 92%
Maxtor OneTouch 300GB
17GB free, PID 7000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 13.4
Write 34.5
Mixed 15.9
SusWrite 35.8
37% 24.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
74% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.9% Good
MC Read 25.8
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 20.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 21.2
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 78%

 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
Typical MS-17B1 Builds (Compare 310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-17B1

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