MSI MS-17C5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics73.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive79.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GE73 Raider RGB 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17C5  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190520
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateMay 18 '21 at 06:02
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 122
2-Core 245
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 616
65% 522 Pts
64-Core 735
46% 735 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1215) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.6% Very good
Lighting 88.1
Reflection 118
Parallax 90.5
72% 98.7 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 89.8
Splatting 98.7
77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 249 214 221 189 174 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 398
Write 222
Mixed 258
SusWrite 214
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 24.5
121% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 404
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 308
237% 325 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
87GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 772
Write 1,870
Mixed 756
256% 1,133 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 70.5
234% 79.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1167
DQ Write 913
DQ Mixed 1,021
769% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 214% Great: 372%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$120
1.5TB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 399 392 386 388 386 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 379
Mixed 360
SusWrite 392
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 40.5
133% 46.3 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 262
212% 300 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 30.4
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 27.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17C5 Builds (Compare 1,431 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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