MSI MS-17K3

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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!
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	142% 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	475% 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 WE76 11UM
Motherboard	MSI MS-17K3 (all builds)
Memory	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210623
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 15:21
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	78%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 70.1 1-Core 183 2-Core 372 107% 208 Pts	4-Core 669 8-Core 1,275 116% 972 Pts	64-Core 1,557 96% 1,557 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX A5000 Laptop GPU 371 User benchmarks, average bench 117% MSI(1462 130D) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6254 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 202 Reflection 205 Parallax 188 165% 198 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 150 Splatting 139 130% 162 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 141%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00 2TB 3,483 User benchmarks, average bench 391% 2TB free (System drive) Firmware: GXB7301Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 3265 3300 3304 3402 2474 1668 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	475% Outstanding	Read 2,903 Write 3,414 Mixed 3,057 SusWrite 2902 694% 3,069 MB/s	4K Read 81.2 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 117 387% 138 MB/s	DQ Read 1544 DQ Write 1,182 DQ Mixed 1,299 989% 1,341 MB/s
Poor: 225% ↑ This bench: 475% Great: 508%
WDS400T3X0C-00SJG0 4TB 121 User benchmarks, average bench 296% 3.5TB free Firmware: 114000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 2308 2315 2080 1602 1604 1606 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	344% Outstanding	Read 1,960 Write 2,265 Mixed 1,802 SusWrite 1,919 449% 1,986 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 73.2 275% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,633 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 1,381 1,049% 1,420 MB/s
Poor: 194% ↑ This bench: 344% Great: 367%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc TEAMGROUP-SD4-3200 2x31.5GB 542 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 32.8 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 19.2 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	120	17.2"	1280 720	AUOA988

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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	2,947x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	393x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples	2x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	1,319x
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	765x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	615x

SSD
Micron_3400_MTFDKBA1T0TFH 1TBBench 389%, 5,529 samples	503x
MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00 1TBSamsungBench 345%, 21,743 samples	378x
MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00 2TBSamsungBench 391%, 3,483 samples	331x

RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	660x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,443 samples	590x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples	436x

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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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16