MSI MS-17A2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% 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 Drive100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT75VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A2  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180309
Uptime26.9 Days
Run DateNov 28 '19 at 01:53
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
67.2% Good
Memory 79.4
1-Core 89.7
2-Core 131
62% 99.9 Pts
4-Core 297
8-Core 469
47% 383 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11BB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.63
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 146
Parallax 137
107% 138 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 133
Splatting 109
97% 119 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLV256 256GB
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2H0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 243 254 261 252 257 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 810
Write 243
Mixed 264
SusWrite 251
86% 392 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 24.4
105% 41.9 MB/s
DQ Read 692
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 350
292% 434 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 100%
Great: 147%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
165GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 272 272 272 272 299 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 409
Write 273
Mixed 276
SusWrite 287
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 31.9
95% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 235
211% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 12.7
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 10.4
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A2 Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A2

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