MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive359% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '19 at 09:06
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 139
2-Core 292
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 714
76% 608 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 157
Parallax 132
114% 143 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 140
Splatting 118
103% 127 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 677 674 677 674 672 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
359% Outstanding
Read 3,750
Write 2,915
Mixed 1,656
SusWrite 769
504% 2,273 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 298
4K Mixed 92
367% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 1,018
DQ Write 1,220
DQ Mixed 1,256
909% 1,165 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 359%
Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
328GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1020 435 437 434 434 433 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,878
Write 916
Mixed 1,349
SusWrite 532
260% 1,169 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 60.4
202% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,240
DQ Write 994
DQ Mixed 745
659% 993 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 220%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
428GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 115 113 114 114 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 118
Write 106
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 114
65% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66.5%
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
56.3% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.6
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 18
53% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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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