MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.3% 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 Drive371% 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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 10:35
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 161
2-Core 309
104% 189 Pts
4-Core 525
8-Core 753
80% 639 Pts
64-Core 987
61% 987 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.3% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 107
Parallax 98.7
87% 104 fps
MRender 97.6
Gravity 105
Splatting 81.1
76% 94.4 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2683 614 611 610 612 632 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
371% Outstanding
Read 3,538
Write 2,804
Mixed 1,805
SusWrite 960
506% 2,277 MB/s
4K Read 61.1
4K Write 326
4K Mixed 95.8
388% 161 MB/s
DQ Read 1,021
DQ Write 1,330
DQ Mixed 1,261
928% 1,204 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 371%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
437GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 1055 1055 505 432 432 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
196% Outstanding
Read 1,009
Write 882
Mixed 946
SusWrite 755
202% 898 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 70.9
222% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 804
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 755
609% 851 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 196%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
321GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 85 85 85 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
48% Average
Read 83.7
Write 75.5
Mixed 20.9
SusWrite 83.4
48% 65.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 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
55.8% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.7
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 51.4
78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.8%
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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