MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive367% 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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 05 '19 at 10:36
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (97th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 161
2-Core 275
100% 178 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 898
91% 740 Pts
64-Core 1,140
71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 2927 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 160
Parallax 145
114% 148 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 142
Splatting 116
104% 128 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1306 674 672 662 676 671 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
367% Outstanding
Read 3,759
Write 2,902
Mixed 1,630
SusWrite 777
502% 2,267 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 316
4K Mixed 90.8
381% 157 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 1,414
DQ Mixed 1,278
949% 1,238 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 367%
Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
313GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 970 438 443 458 445 436 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
221% Outstanding
Read 1,904
Write 614
Mixed 1,323
SusWrite 532
242% 1,093 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.4
212% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,092
DQ Write 995
DQ Mixed 743
640% 943 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 221%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
435GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 113 114 111 113 114 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 118
Mixed 28.3
SusWrite 112
72% 99.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.1%
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
56.7% Above average
MC Read 20
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.5
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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