MSI MS-17B1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	171% 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.
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 46% 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 GS73VR 6RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-17B1 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160726
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '21 at 22:33
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	46%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	44% Average	Memory 64.6 1-Core 31.4 2-Core 62.5 36% 52.8 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 195 20% 161 Pts	64-Core 200 12% 200 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 153GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 1234 1142 1104 858 616 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 1,242 Mixed 802 SusWrite 1,017 258% 1,151 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 35.2 118% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 246 182% 242 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 247%
Hitachi HTS541010A7E630 1TB 20,023 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 859GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 124 131 133 123 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 84.8 Write 83.7 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 125 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.4 165% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.5 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 78%

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

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Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17B1

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	206x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	101x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	139x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	115x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	56x

SSD
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	71x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	18x
PX-256M8PeGN 256GBPlextorBench 176%, 568 samples	17x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	128x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	48x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 23,910 samples	15x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16