MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive284% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '18 at 03:33
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-8950HK
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 152
2-Core 293
99% 180 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 656
74% 581 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.98
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 155
Parallax 141
113% 145 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 136
Splatting 114
100% 123 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 107%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2273 728 626 629 627 630 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 2,657
Write 2,457
Mixed 1,664
SusWrite 919
430% 1,924 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 69.8
217% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 1,290
DQ Write 1,108
DQ Mixed 1,182
891% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 284%
Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
403GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 437 436 433 433 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 1,865
Write 727
Mixed 1,313
SusWrite 450
241% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 58.7
194% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,243
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 350
445% 804 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 208%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
746GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 135 132 134 134 138 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 137
Write 127
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 134
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 75%
ST9500424AS 500GB
466GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 110 112 112 111 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 117
Write 109
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 111
132% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 15.1
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 14.9
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 57.2
70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 49%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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