MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% 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 Drive372% 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)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 09:09
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 278
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 775
78% 632 Pts
64-Core 971
60% 971 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 150
Parallax 140
111% 142 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 137
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 106%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2713 612 612 611 603 629 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
372% Outstanding
Read 3,626
Write 2,824
Mixed 1,613
SusWrite 963
501% 2,256 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 326
4K Mixed 92.4
383% 160 MB/s
DQ Read 1,013
DQ Write 1,320
DQ Mixed 1,225
908% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 372%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
437GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1053 1053 808 437 440 438 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,321
Write 1,012
Mixed 1,130
SusWrite 705
234% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 72
246% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 799
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 749
606% 847 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 212%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
321GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 85 86 83 84 85 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 83.6
Write 76.5
Mixed 21.4
SusWrite 83.8
48% 66.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.1%
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
55.7% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 15.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.8
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.7%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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