MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive190% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190520
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '21 at 23:31
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 232
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 711
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 918
57% 918 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 81%
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: 496.49
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 140
Parallax 144
106% 138 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 117
99% 122 fps
Poor: 66%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 498 315 317 313 315 316 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1463
Write 1,278
Mixed 1,054
SusWrite 346
231% 1,035 MB/s
4K Read 56.1
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 66.5
221% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 980
DQ Write 887
DQ Mixed 986
725% 951 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 190%
Great: 262%
Nvme SAMSUNG MZVLB256 256GB
28GB free
Firmware: EXD7101Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,472
Write 1,079
Mixed 1,085
269% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 53.6
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 69.7
229% 77.8 MB/s
DQ Read 967
DQ Write 932
DQ Mixed 1,028
750% 976 MB/s
Poor: 123% Great: 262%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
846GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 128 124 125 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 140
Write 132
Mixed 31
SusWrite 124
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 26.7
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 89%

 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%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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