MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive360% 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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 04 '19 at 04:45
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 313
101% 186 Pts
4-Core 568
8-Core 654
80% 611 Pts
64-Core 819
51% 819 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 157
Parallax 133
116% 144 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 133
Splatting 117
102% 125 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1298 663 668 668 669 660 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
360% Outstanding
Read 3,659
Write 2767
Mixed 1599
SusWrite 771
487% 2,199 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 302
4K Mixed 91.9
375% 153 MB/s
DQ Read 1,013
DQ Write 1382
DQ Mixed 1,288
948% 1,228 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 360%
Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
323GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 682 430 425 434 436 452 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1997
Write 567
Mixed 879
SusWrite 476
215% 980 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 46.2
153% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 588
DQ Write 882
DQ Mixed 752
564% 741 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 189%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
620GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 122 124 124 125 122 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
73.5% Very good
Read 133
Write 120
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 124
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73.5%
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
56.4% Above average
MC Read 20.4
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 18.1
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 53.6
75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.4%
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 183 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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