MSI MS-17B3

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 47.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	7.37% 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	85.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

CPU throttled at 49% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS73VR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-17B3 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 16:54
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	3%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Memory 69.5 1-Core 50.6 2-Core 90.5 45% 70.2 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 245 24% 195 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11E8) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.37% Terrible	Lighting 7.7 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 3.28 6% 7.51 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 15.4 10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.37% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 165 169 169 169 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 850 Write 747 Mixed 476 SusWrite 184 126% 564 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 24.9 102% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 405 DQ Mixed 429 270% 289 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 234%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 108 114 122 120 123 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 63.8 Write 110 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 114 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 106% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 16GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 19.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.2 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 79%

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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-17B3 Builds (Compare 96 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 62%

Destroyer

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17B3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	95x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	51x
GTX 1070 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 61%, 9,069 samples	44x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	1x

SSD
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	16x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	30x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 41%, 5,745 samples	10x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 1,520 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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