MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 87%
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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive373% 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 11:10
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU1%

 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 165
2-Core 322
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 803
82% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,001
62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.6%
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 below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 139
Parallax 132
104% 133 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 130
Splatting 104
93% 115 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2683 614 610 613 611 630 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
373% Outstanding
Read 3,556
Write 2,801
Mixed 1,708
SusWrite 960
501% 2,256 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 327
4K Mixed 96.5
391% 162 MB/s
DQ Read 1,020
DQ Write 1,360
DQ Mixed 1,282
943% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 373%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
437GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1048 1049 468 438 439 435 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,307
Write 843
Mixed 1,113
SusWrite 646
219% 977 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 70.9
240% 88.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 991
DQ Mixed 748
630% 913 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 211%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
321GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 85 85 83 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 83.3
Write 74.8
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 83.1
47% 65.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.8%
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
55.6% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 16
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 18.2
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 55.6%
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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