MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	332% 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GT75 Titan 8RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-17A3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '18 at 12:21
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 802 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 1,053 65% 1,053 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.8% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 154 Parallax 145 116% 147 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 138 Splatting 116 102% 125 fps
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 434GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2182 756 626 628 626 629 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 3,595 Write 2,849 Mixed 1,540 SusWrite 908 493% 2,223 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 78.2 289% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,007 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 1,025 763% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 313%
Nvme KXG50ZNV512G TOS 512GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 164% 474GB free Firmware: AAXA4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1072 1070 893 437 438 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,787 Write 642 Mixed 1,324 SusWrite 724 248% 1,119 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 57.4 190% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 998 DQ Write 994 DQ Mixed 749 631% 914 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 883GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 110 108 107 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 127 Write 97 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 107 67% 92 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 75%
ST9500424AS 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 449GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 92 92 92 92 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 94.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 92.1 111% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 44,819 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 13.7 45% 15.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 15.9 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 49%

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Gaming 71%

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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	54x
Core i7-8850HIntelBench 71%, 20,669 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 95%, 17,197 samples	151x
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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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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