MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 48.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	41% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 51% 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GT73VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A1 (all builds)
Memory	60.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170119
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '17 at 08:49
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	51%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820HK 18,903 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48.5% Average	Memory 71.6 1-Core 36.2 2-Core 72.2 40% 60 Pts	4-Core 140 8-Core 240 23% 190 Pts	64-Core 249 15% 249 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.78 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41% Average	Lighting 49.5 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 51.4 40% 53.7 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 51.9 Splatting 78.8 42% 47.2 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,777 Write 1,025 Mixed 954 276% 1,252 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 32.2 106% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 131 DQ Write 75.5 DQ Mixed 53 53% 86.6 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 207%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 644GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 64 184497538 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 14 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 1635675 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 130176163774474 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 13 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 51 521994271 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 30 (C2) HDA temperature 31 49 103079215135 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -44259637985270 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2573653177 (F2) Unknown 100 253 55917933 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	49.6% Average	Read 80.1 Write 91.1 Mixed 61.6 58% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.12 4K Write 5.62 4K Mixed 0.31 185% 2.35 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBR 859B CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBR 859B CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBD 859B CT16G4SFD824A.C16FBR 64GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.9% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 23.6 MC Mixed 25.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 97.8 41% 97.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 77%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

CPU
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	260x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	232x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	359x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	309x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	19x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	123x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	50x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	44x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	158x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 1,520 samples	95x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 831 samples	69x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16