MSI MS-17K3

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% 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 Drive	604% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 78% 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.

System	Micro-Star GE76 Dragon Tiamat 11UH
Motherboard	MSI MS-17K3 (all builds)
Memory	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210610
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 26 '21 at 23:06
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	78%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11980HK 1,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 72.6 1-Core 177 2-Core 362 105% 204 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 1,305 115% 978 Pts	64-Core 1,692 105% 1,692 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080 (Laptop) 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 125% MSI(1462 1305) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6221 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 198 Parallax 192 170% 200 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 147 Splatting 120 123% 155 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 144%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDS200T1X0E-00AFY0 2TB 13,468 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: 614600WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 3728 4417 4516 4518 3746 3707 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	604% Outstanding	Read 4097 Write 4,487 Mixed 3,158 SusWrite 4,105 894% 3,962 MB/s	4K Read 73.4 4K Write 285 4K Mixed 103 394% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,706 DQ Write 1,437 DQ Mixed 1,694 1,236% 1,612 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 604% Great: 578%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$168 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 2TB free Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2440 2405 2405 2407 2406 2406 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	418% Outstanding	Read 2,474 Write 2,451 Mixed 2,341 SusWrite 2,412 546% 2,419 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 101 336% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,619 DQ Write 1,419 DQ Mixed 1,546 1,152% 1,528 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 526%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GB 2,607 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 33.3 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 20.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 95.5 42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 30: 4R 2G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
30%	20%	50	312	260	360	17.3"	1920 1080	AUOE295

History: Score 19: 1R 4G 2B | Score 30: 4R 2G 4B

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Gaming 16%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 16%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-17K3

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples	2,938x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	393x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples	2x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	1,316x
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	764x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	611x

SSD
Micron_3400_MTFDKBA1T0TFH 1TBBench 389%, 5,529 samples	500x
MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00 1TBSamsungBench 345%, 21,743 samples	378x
MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00 2TBSamsungBench 391%, 3,483 samples	331x

RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	656x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,443 samples	588x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples	436x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	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