MSI MS-17C1

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.46% 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	129% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 49% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GE73VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-17C1 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170720
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 15:43
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 74.3 1-Core 44.5 2-Core 88.4 45% 69.1 Pts	4-Core 151 8-Core 243 24% 197 Pts	64-Core 241 15% 241 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11F9) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.46% Terrible	Lighting 7.73 Reflection 102 Parallax 7.28 6% 38.9 fps	MRender 11.1 Gravity 7.1 Splatting 15.8 10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.46% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 532GB free Firmware: X41320RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4093 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1835 (A5) Unknown 100 100 52232893 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 47 (A8) Unknown 100 100 21 (A9) Unknown 100 100 676 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7 (AE) Unknown 100 100 52 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 7 (C2) HDA temperature 69 60 257699348511 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2199040033280 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7630 (EA) Unknown 100 100 14373 (F1) Unknown 253 253 12932 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9442 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	50.2% Above average	Read 475 Write 230 Mixed 281 72% 329 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 22.7 4K Mixed 6.07 50% 16.2 MB/s	DQ Read 20 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 6.63 23% 47.7 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 107%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 616 Mixed 698 194% 884 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 22.4 119% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 41.7 DQ Write 84.1 DQ Mixed 50.7 42% 58.8 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 234%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GB 62,266 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 20.7 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 13 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17C1

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	444x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	194x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	179x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	71x

SSD
THNSNJ256G8NY 256GBToshibaBench 76%, 12,683 samples	87x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	59x
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG6 256GBKingstonBench 76%, 711 samples	21x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	155x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	65x
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 42%, 4,184 samples	41x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16