MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive352% 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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 09:55
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 271
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 754
78% 627 Pts
64-Core 928
58% 928 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 141
Parallax 134
104% 134 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2696 610 611 610 608 622 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
352% Outstanding
Read 3,280
Write 2,853
Mixed 1,692
SusWrite 959
489% 2,196 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 304
4K Mixed 90
367% 151 MB/s
DQ Read 1,014
DQ Write 1,277
DQ Mixed 1,176
879% 1,156 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 352%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
437GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1044 706 435 436 436 437 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,280
Write 552
Mixed 1,131
SusWrite 582
198% 886 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 72
247% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,246
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 754
664% 998 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 213%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
321GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 86 85 86 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 74.7
Write 71.2
Mixed 18.1
SusWrite 85.2
45% 62.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2968 MHz
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.9% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 16.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.9%
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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