MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics21.2% 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 Drive204% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '18 at 14:22
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 123
2-Core 225
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 589
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.94
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
21.2% Poor
Lighting 11.2
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 54.5
9% 25.7 fps
MRender 11.2
Gravity 61.2
Splatting 78.6
45% 50.3 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 623 625 624 625 624 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,730
Write 1,634
Mixed 832
SusWrite 652
270% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 50.1
182% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,084
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 797
619% 858 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 204%
Great: 332%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
912GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 134 133 135 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 136
Write 130
Mixed 29
SusWrite 133
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 31
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 22.9
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 32.3
SC Mixed 24.6
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A3 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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