MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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!
Processor	With 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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 Drive	359% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '19 at 01:27
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 312 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 860 85% 697 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 157 Parallax 144 116% 148 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 141 Splatting 113 102% 126 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1294 673 667 655 659 648 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	359% Outstanding	Read 3,629 Write 2,812 Mixed 1,616 SusWrite 766 489% 2206 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 311 4K Mixed 93.4 378% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1,340 DQ Mixed 1,241 919% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 359% Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 316GB free Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 840 431 436 436 437 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,873 Write 1,091 Mixed 1,371 SusWrite 503 269% 1,209 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 62.7 209% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 794 DQ Write 993 DQ Mixed 753 607% 846 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 431GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 112 115 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 142 Write 120 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 113 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 75%
USB DISK 8GB 438 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	9.17% Terrible	Read 29.8 Write 8.7 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 8.6 16% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1 71% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.17% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 44,819 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2940 MHz Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.2% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 49%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	87x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	55x
Core i7-8850HIntelBench 71%, 20,669 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	152x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	32x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	39x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	12x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	8x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	49x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	25x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	22x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16