MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 93.9%, 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 Drive351% 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)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180403
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 11 '19 at 03:33
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 155
2-Core 302
101% 184 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 791
79% 643 Pts
64-Core 1,004
62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
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
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1299 676 675 678 674 668 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
351% Outstanding
Read 3,657
Write 2,901
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 778
496% 2,237 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 293
4K Mixed 90.8
362% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 1,120
DQ Mixed 1,131
832% 1,085 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 351%
Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46
312GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 458 436 437 435 440 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,591
Write 836
Mixed 1,208
SusWrite 479
229% 1,029 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 66.5
217% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 768
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 732
593% 828 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 199%
Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
425GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 111 113 114 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 134
Write 130
Mixed 31
SusWrite 112
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2884 MHz
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.5% Above average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.5
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 53.9
74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 53.5%
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%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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