MSI MS-17A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive292% 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.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT73VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A1  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160728
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '18 at 23:35
Run Duration81 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 267
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 740
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 738
46% 738 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 158
Parallax 136
119% 147 fps
MRender 102
Gravity 131
Splatting 116
96% 117 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,364
Write 1,853
Mixed 1,794
445% 2,004 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 52.5
216% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 445
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 205
212% 347 MB/s
Poor: 162%
This bench: 292%
Great: 354%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 859B BLS8G4S240FSD.16FAR MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 859B BLS8G4S240FSD.16FAR 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 25
80% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A1 Builds (Compare 739 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A1

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