MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics95.8% 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 Drive184% 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180116
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateJul 03 '20 at 11:14
Run Duration208 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
68% Good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 86.3
2-Core 164
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 299
8-Core 466
47% 383 Pts
64-Core 428
26% 428 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 68%
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: 446.14
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.8% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 131
Parallax 121
100% 125 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 123
Splatting 101
88% 109 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114
612GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1535 977 934 968 999 975 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
184% Outstanding
Read 1,200
Write 1,771
Mixed 1,359
SusWrite 1065
305% 1,349 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 48.5
153% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 729
DQ Write 314
DQ Mixed 472
363% 505 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 184%
Great: 306%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$114
680GB free
Firmware: 03.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1600 988 990 990 1001 990 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,148
Write 1,800
Mixed 1,322
SusWrite 1093
304% 1,341 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 47.5
164% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 808
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 511
397% 557 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 189%
Great: 306%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
557GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 99 98 99 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 98.2
68% 94 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.3% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 21.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 16.6
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 82%

 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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