MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive358% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 25 '18 at 11:17
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User KOR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 97.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 230
90% 156 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 658
63% 520 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2680 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 159
Parallax 146
109% 146 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 128
Splatting 119
101% 124 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1512 676 679 677 676 675 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
358% Outstanding
Read 3,638
Write 2,889
Mixed 1,672
SusWrite 816
500% 2,254 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 291
4K Mixed 89.5
361% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 1,014
DQ Write 1,359
DQ Mixed 1,210
907% 1,194 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 358%
Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$33
422GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 435 436 434 437 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
193% Outstanding
Read 1,831
Write 446
Mixed 563
SusWrite 493
182% 834 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 47.2
172% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 689
DQ Write 959
DQ Mixed 746
585% 798 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 193%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
659GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 129 131 130 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 138
Write 125
Mixed 29.9
SusWrite 130
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2940 MHz
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.3% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 16.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.8
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57.3%
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 185 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159Nvidia RTX 4060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260Nvidia RTX 4070 $550Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback