MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GT73VR 6RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A1 (all builds)
Memory	52.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180116
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '18 at 19:08
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 679 68% 551 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% MSI(1462 11B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2102 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 733GB free (System drive) Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 116 120 127 125 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 122 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 75%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 4,801 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 22GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 5.5 3.7 3.6 3.8 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 50.7 Write 51 Mixed 41.7 SusWrite 5.7 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 66%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 2TB 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 253GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 40 18 59 24 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 71.7 Write 49 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 38.2 39% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 66%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 117 116 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 147 Write 116 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 116 149% 114 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.9 226% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4S240FSD.16FAD 4x16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	82% Excellent	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 27.2 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 26.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 82%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

CPU
Core i7-7820HKIntelBench 72%, 18,903 samples	259x
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	232x
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	227x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	357x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	308x
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	19x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	122x
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	157x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 77%, 1,520 samples	95x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 4x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 831 samples	67x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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