MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	362% 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.

System	Micro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A3 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 13:49
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 155 2-Core 294 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 897 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,154 72% 1,154 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 158 Parallax 134 118% 145 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 141 Splatting 119 105% 129 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% 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: 1551 677 675 675 676 676 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 3,597 Write 2,878 Mixed 1644 SusWrite 822 496% 2,235 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 307 4K Mixed 91.5 377% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,014 DQ Write 1387 DQ Mixed 1,293 951% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$37 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 419GB free Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 434 431 435 435 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,648 Write 1,003 Mixed 1250 SusWrite 466 243% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 52.5 184% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 792 DQ Write 992 DQ Mixed 744 602% 843 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 657GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 127 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 135 Write 128 Mixed 28 SusWrite 127 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 75%
ST9500424AS 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 312GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 102 102 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 107 Write 101 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 103 122% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.2% 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	57.9% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 17.3 54% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 49%

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Desktop 80%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16