MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive357% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 15:48
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 130
2-Core 259
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 814
80% 654 Pts
64-Core 1,043
65% 1,043 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 92.4%
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: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 143
Parallax 136
111% 138 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 130
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170
369GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1952 1775 2175 2187 2135 2176 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
357% Outstanding
Read 2,660
Write 2,166
Mixed 1,318
SusWrite 2,067
460% 2,052 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 76
256% 90.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,073
DQ Write 954
DQ Mixed 1,005
756% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 357%
Great: 393%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 131 132 128 128 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 114
Write 113
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 128
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 70%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB
5GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 11 11 12 12 12 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Read 5.2
Write 2.2
Mixed 5
SusWrite 10.5
8% 5.72 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS16G4S26BFSD.16FBD 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (89th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.9% Excellent
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 25.5
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 25.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 89%

 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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