MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive377% 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)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 10 '19 at 12:37
Run Duration201 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 165
2-Core 309
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 794
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 914
57% 914 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2727 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.8% Very good
Lighting 90.6
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 92.7
74% 91.2 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 89.4
Splatting 68.7
65% 80.5 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2685 611 611 611 611 630 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
377% Outstanding
Read 3,612
Write 2791
Mixed 1,687
SusWrite 960
502% 2,262 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 330
4K Mixed 97.2
394% 163 MB/s
DQ Read 1,010
DQ Write 1,425
DQ Mixed 1,306
962% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 377%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
437GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 508 441 435 440 438 438 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,313
Write 531
Mixed 1,124
SusWrite 450
190% 854 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 70.7
240% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 774
DQ Write 485
DQ Mixed 336
329% 532 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 183%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
321GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 82 85 84 84 83 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
47.7% Average
Read 83.4
Write 73.7
Mixed 18.9
SusWrite 82.8
47% 64.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47.7%
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
56.3% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 16.5
52% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 19.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 56.3%
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%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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