MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.3% 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 Drive238% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory35.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190222
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJun 25 '19 at 23:21
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 136
2-Core 264
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 846
77% 648 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 84.9%
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: 430.86
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.3% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 138
Parallax 129
102% 131 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 123
Splatting 102
90% 111 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 898 625 648 611 652 604 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 2,537
Write 1,694
Mixed 944
SusWrite 673
323% 1,462 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 83.2
4K Mixed 60.6
197% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 729
553% 750 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 238%
Great: 332%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB
923GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 419 443 418 451 416 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 383
Mixed 319
SusWrite 428
89% 394 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 78
4K Mixed 27.8
121% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 247
210% 307 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD Kingston 9905624-009.A00G M471A2K43CB1-CTD Kingston ACR24D4S7S8MB-8 48GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 28
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 75%

 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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