MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive239% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180116
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 08:24
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 248
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 676
67% 547 Pts
64-Core 690
43% 690 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 134
Parallax 121
102% 127 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 128
Splatting 106
93% 115 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1068 1010 912 974 947 928 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,829
Write 1,268
Mixed 778
SusWrite 973
270% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 63.2
227% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 1,240
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 604
503% 749 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 239%
Great: 262%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
296GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 478 474 448 401 389 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 462
Mixed 412
SusWrite 442
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 59.2
198% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.3% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25.9
83% 29.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.8
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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