MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	196% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 51% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A3 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190520
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '20 at 22:01
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	51%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-8950HK 14,729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	51% Above average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 47.8 2-Core 95.4 45% 70.8 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 309 30% 244 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080 (Mobile) 17,197 User benchmarks, average bench 95% MSI(1462 1220) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 35.8 32% 40.1 fps	MRender 11.4 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 51.6 30% 33.9 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 938 646 637 643 648 644 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 2,149 Write 1,693 Mixed 976 SusWrite 693 306% 1,378 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 47.6 156% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 458 DQ Write 393 DQ Mixed 419 316% 423 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 332%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 365GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1895 835 585 599 602 604 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 2,178 Write 1,917 Mixed 1481 SusWrite 853 359% 1,607 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 49.3 164% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 414 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 379 284% 379 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 340%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 928GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 131 133 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 135 Mixed 26 SusWrite 131 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GB 20,439 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 23.5 MC Mixed 24.7 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.2 36% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	87x
Core i9-8950HKIntelBench 74%, 14,729 samples	55x
Core i7-8850HIntelBench 71%, 20,669 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	152x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	32x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	39x
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	12x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	8x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 82%, 20,439 samples	49x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	25x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	22x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16