MSI MS-17K3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.53% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	265% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star GE76 Raider 11UE
Motherboard	MSI MS-17K3 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210428
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '21 at 02:37
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-11800H 56,029 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 71.9 1-Core 170 2-Core 332 100% 191 Pts	4-Core 638 8-Core 1,145 107% 892 Pts	64-Core 1,420 88% 1,420 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1305) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9565 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Lighting 9.7 Reflection 133 Parallax 11.8 8% 51.4 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 1 Splatting 9.9 4% 3.97 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston OM8PCP31024F-AI1 1TB 2,896 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 729GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFK52.8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 1526 1583 1436 1589 1580 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,138 Write 1,585 Mixed 1,155 SusWrite 1,540 307% 1,354 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 73.7 283% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 534 DQ Write 1,217 DQ Mixed 698 583% 816 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 260%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GB 38,732 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30.5 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 18.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 40: 5R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
40%	20%	59	334	266	144	17.3"	1920 1080	AUO978F

History: Score 24: 2R 3G 5B | Score 44: 4R 4G 12B | Score 40: 5R 4G 3B

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Gaming 16%

Surfboard

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI MS-17K3

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples	2,933x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	393x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples	2x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	1,315x
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	763x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	609x

SSD
Micron_3400_MTFDKBA1T0TFH 1TBBench 389%, 5,529 samples	498x
MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00 1TBSamsungBench 345%, 21,743 samples	377x
MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00 2TBSamsungBench 391%, 3,483 samples	331x

RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	655x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,443 samples	586x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples	436x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16