MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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 Drive	284% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A3 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '18 at 09:49
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 110 2-Core 287 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 855 86% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,009 62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2707 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 131 115% 94.5 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 137 Splatting 117 102% 125 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2125 988 620 629 629 631 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,664 Write 2,410 Mixed 1,686 SusWrite 937 430% 1,924 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 70.7 230% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 1,232 DQ Write 931 DQ Mixed 991 766% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 427GB free Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 960 435 436 435 434 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,692 Write 874 Mixed 1,243 SusWrite 523 241% 1,083 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 54.5 175% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 893 DQ Mixed 750 595% 824 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 750GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 134 133 133 130 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 143 Write 131 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 132 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 75%
ST9500424AS 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 466GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 111 112 112 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	41.7% Average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 59 SusWrite 112 128% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 54% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 44,819 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.1% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 15.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 49%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	87x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	55x
Core i7-8850HIntelBench 71%, 20,669 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	152x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	32x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	39x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	12x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	8x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	49x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	25x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	22x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16