MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	361% 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	10.2 GB free of 16 GB
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '19 at 04:46
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 309 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 902 86% 711 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 96.7% 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: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 160 Parallax 143 114% 148 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 141 Splatting 116 102% 125 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 398GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1309 675 675 676 676 673 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 3,638 Write 2,907 Mixed 1,634 SusWrite 781 497% 2,240 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 92.3 378% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 1,387 DQ Mixed 1,289 949% 1,230 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 313%
Toshiba XG5 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$46 33,719 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 312GB free Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 449 438 439 437 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,956 Write 963 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 473 263% 1,185 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 71.7 248% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 875 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 742 612% 869 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 216%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 421GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 111 111 115 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 133 Write 118 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 111 70% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 105% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 75%
ST9500424AS 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 225GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 96 94 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 94.6 Write 94.3 Mixed 54.6 SusWrite 94.2 113% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 43%

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 @ 2884 MHz Performing below potential (100^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.9% Above average	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 15.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 49%

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16