MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GP73 Leopard 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180904
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 19 '19 at 03:36
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86% Excellent
Memory 94.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 206
83% 141 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 741
70% 579 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3160
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 69.5
Reflection 73.2
Parallax 61.4
57% 68 fps
Gravity 63.3
Splatting 68.3
59% 65.8 fps
Poor: 35% Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 814
Write 817
Mixed 758
178% 796 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 57.1
195% 70.5 MB/s
DQ Read 722
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 724
569% 778 MB/s
Poor: 94% Great: 171%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB
910GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 162 166 169 171 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 170
Mixed 75
SusWrite 168
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.3% Very good
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 21
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 22.6
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,427 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17C5

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