MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics69.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive349% 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)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 06:37
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 139
2-Core 258
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 682
72% 577 Pts
64-Core 863
53% 863 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2202 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.1% Good
Lighting 88.2
Reflection 89.6
Parallax 81.5
72% 86.4 fps
MRender 81.1
Gravity 88
Splatting 68
64% 79 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2680 608 595 606 607 621 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
349% Outstanding
Read 3,323
Write 2,694
Mixed 1,635
SusWrite 953
478% 2,151 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 288
4K Mixed 90.5
358% 146 MB/s
DQ Read 1,016
DQ Write 1,191
DQ Mixed 1,237
895% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 349%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
437GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 716 435 434 434 435 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,271
Write 524
Mixed 1,098
SusWrite 584
194% 869 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 67.3
228% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,103
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 759
648% 951 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 204%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
321GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
47.3% Average
Read 80.5
Write 72.8
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 84.2
47% 64.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.3%
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
53.8% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-17A3 Builds (Compare 184 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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