MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 03:13
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
73.4% Very good
Memory 73.8
1-Core 109
2-Core 206
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 660
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.7% Good
Lighting 87.5
Reflection 95.2
Parallax 78.7
71% 87.1 fps
MRender 73.1
Gravity 82.9
Splatting 85.9
67% 80.6 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,004
Write 1,819
Mixed 1,334
382% 1,719 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 57.7
189% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,050
DQ Write 934
DQ Mixed 982
739% 989 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
907GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 119 118 121 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 126
Write 119
Mixed 32
SusWrite 119
72% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.7% Below average
MC Read 14
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 12.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 10.6
32% 11.1 GB/s
Latency 92.8
43% 92.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 39.7%
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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