MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive375% 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)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 10:27
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 163
2-Core 308
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 770
81% 651 Pts
64-Core 986
61% 986 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 105
Parallax 96.5
86% 102 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 103
Splatting 79.7
75% 92.7 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2693 613 612 612 613 632 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
375% Outstanding
Read 3,620
Write 2,832
Mixed 1,684
SusWrite 962
505% 2,274 MB/s
4K Read 61.4
4K Write 327
4K Mixed 96
389% 161 MB/s
DQ Read 1,021
DQ Write 1,348
DQ Mixed 1,287
943% 1,219 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 375%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
437GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1056 1053 807 436 436 437 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,313
Write 492
Mixed 1,114
SusWrite 704
202% 906 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 70.6
240% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 938
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 749
623% 893 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 213%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
321GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 84 84 83 85 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
48% Average
Read 84.3
Write 74.1
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 82.8
47% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48%
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
54.8% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 54.8%
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 183 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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