MSI MS-17C6

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	7.16% 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	69.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 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.

System	Micro-Star GL73 8RD
Motherboard	MSI MS-17C6 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180228
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '18 at 06:02
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 704 72% 584 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 90% 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 121A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4974 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.16% Terrible	Lighting 7.5 Reflection 8.19 Parallax 7.47 6% 7.72 fps	MRender 10.7 Gravity 6.77 Splatting 14.8 9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.16% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8180S3128GJ 128GB 4,961 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK61D1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 27 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 63 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65539 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C2) HDA temperature 62 52 206159347750 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 151 (F1) Unknown 100 100 162 (F2) Unknown 100 100 182 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1 (F5) Unknown 100 100 3 (F6) Unknown 100 100 16856	69.7% Good	Read 468 Write 403 Mixed 472 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 9.67 85% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 66.7 DQ Mixed 8.64 18% 36 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 77%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 836GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 122 122 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 67 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 28 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 62 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 645 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 231928954912 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	72.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 114 Mixed 119 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.21 81% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 75%
SDXC Card 252GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 71GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	6.74% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 8.76 Mixed 9.68 15% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.02 4K Write 0.17 4K Mixed 0.41 38% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.74% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GB 62,266 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 21.7 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.5 75% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 78%

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C6

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	449x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	182x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	360x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	154x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	109x

SSD
RBUSNS8180S3128GJ 128GBKingstonBench 57%, 4,961 samples	76x
RBUSNS8154P3128GJ 128GBKingstonBench 81%, 18,233 samples	47x
MZNLN128HAHQ-00000 128GBSamsungBench 87%, 3,089 samples	28x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	119x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	59x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 42,779 samples	33x

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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