MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	282% 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 99% 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 GT73VR 6RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A1 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '21 at 00:19
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 86 1-Core 109 2-Core 206 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 535 55% 444 Pts	64-Core 548 34% 548 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 372GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 302% 315GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1285 1236 947 978 677 460 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 2,168 Mixed 1696 SusWrite 930 409% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 79.4 266% 88.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,144 DQ Write 715 DQ Mixed 814 638% 891 MB/s
Poor: 282% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 322%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power32G 32GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 18GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 6.3 5.5 5.1 4.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	5.06% Terrible	Read 19.6 Write 13.2 Mixed 13.9 SusWrite 5.5 16% 13 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 1.3 60% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.06% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.9 MC Mixed 22.2 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 24.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.7% 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 71%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

CPU
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	261x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	237x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	232x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	362x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	313x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	20x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	124x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	50x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	45x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	160x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 1,520 samples	96x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 831 samples	69x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353