MSI MS-17A3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive239% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GT75 Titan 8RF
MotherboardMSI MS-17A3  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190520
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 04 '21 at 05:59
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8850H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 247
87% 155 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 780
75% 620 Pts
64-Core 977
60% 977 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 121E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 127
Parallax 68.5
64% 91.4 fps
Gravity 89.7
Splatting 96.4
83% 93.1 fps
Poor: 48% Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 261 244 283 261 252 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 3,023
Write 1,377
Mixed 866
SusWrite 299
304% 1,391 MB/s
4K Read 53.1
4K Write 90.4
4K Mixed 61.7
207% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 667
DQ Mixed 778
586% 788 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 239%
Great: 237%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
532GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 125 127 122 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Read 134
Write 117
Mixed 34.1
SusWrite 125
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.9% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 23.6
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 84%

 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%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI MS-17A3

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