MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall 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!
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	110% 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	383% 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.

System	Micro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A3 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 00:35
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	CHN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 627 80% 608 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2680 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 157 Parallax 145 117% 148 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 139 Splatting 118 104% 128 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2172 674 673 677 676 677 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	383% Outstanding	Read 3,662 Write 2,818 Mixed 1,601 SusWrite 925 500% 2,251 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 336 4K Mixed 96.8 404% 167 MB/s	DQ Read 1009 DQ Write 1,581 DQ Mixed 1232 951% 1,274 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 383% Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 408GB free Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 434 433 435 435 437 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,797 Write 448 Mixed 575 SusWrite 436 178% 814 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 48.4 174% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 497 DQ Mixed 346 345% 562 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 642GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 131 131 133 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 139 Write 127 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 130 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 75%
ST9500424AS 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 444GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 110 112 113 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 112 130% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.9% 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 @ 2940 MHz Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.5% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 16.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 49%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16