MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive348% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 28 '18 at 01:43
Run Duration231 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 159
2-Core 279
98% 176 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 632
77% 593 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2677 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.98
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 159
Parallax 146
116% 149 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 139
Splatting 118
103% 127 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2194 903 631 631 629 629 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
348% Outstanding
Read 3,557
Write 2,488
Mixed 1,616
SusWrite 936
476% 2,149 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 246
4K Mixed 85.7
332% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1,016
DQ Write 1,109
DQ Mixed 954
748% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 348%
Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
402GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 433 436 435 436 435 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
172% Outstanding
Read 1,719
Write 598
Mixed 544
SusWrite 440
181% 825 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 43.1
157% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 834
DQ Write 442
DQ Mixed 340
332% 539 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 172%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
746GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 134 137 135 136 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 138
Write 129
Mixed 26.3
SusWrite 134
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 78%
Great: 75%
ST9500424AS 500GB
466GB free, PID 1066
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 110 112 111 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 115
Write 108
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 112
132% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
54% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (96th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.7% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 13.8
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 16
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.7%
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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