MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive370% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '19 at 10:20
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User CHN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 153
2-Core 305
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 884
88% 717 Pts
64-Core 1,073
66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2214 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 13.8
Parallax 132
110% 93.3 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 135
Splatting 114
100% 124 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2526 629 629 627 629 631 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
370% Outstanding
Read 3,579
Write 2,800
Mixed 1,713
SusWrite 945
502% 2,259 MB/s
4K Read 62.1
4K Write 322
4K Mixed 92.5
383% 159 MB/s
DQ Read 1007
DQ Write 1,381
DQ Mixed 1,296
951% 1,228 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 370%
Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB
443GB free
Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 549 433 435 436 435 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,209
Write 438
Mixed 554
SusWrite 557
152% 689 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 51.2
198% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 588
DQ Write 468
DQ Mixed 548
405% 535 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 167%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
638GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 111 113 113 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
69.8% Good
Read 132
Write 132
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 111
72% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.4
107% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 8400 MHz clocked @ 2912 MHz
Performing below potential (100th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.5% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 15.5
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.5
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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