MSI MS-17K3

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	141% 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	288% 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	48.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210915
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '22 at 23:15
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%
CPU Throttled	78%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 71 1-Core 175 2-Core 337 102% 194 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,045 97% 811 Pts	64-Core 1,346 83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 98%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX A5000 Laptop GPU 371 User benchmarks, average bench 117% MSI(1462 130D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1815 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 203 Parallax 190 162% 197 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 151 Splatting 139 130% 162 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 141%
Intel UHD Graphics 53,008 User benchmarks, average bench 7% MSI(1462 1305) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	8.07% Terrible	Lighting 9.8 Reflection 16.7 Parallax 11.8 8% 12.8 fps	MRender 12.7 Gravity 14.6 Splatting 5 8% 10.8 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.07% Great: 9%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVL21T0HCLR-00B00 1TB 21,743 User benchmarks, average bench 345% 755GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXA7401Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 1527 2647 1814 1835 1809 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 3,320 Mixed 3,016 SusWrite 1,773 495% 2,146 MB/s	4K Read 82.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 111 364% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,247 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 1020 771% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 192% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 444%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GB 812 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 33.9 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 20.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 99.2 40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	2,941x
Core i9-11980HKIntelBench 93%, 1,108 samples	393x
Core i9-11900HIntelBench 89%, 6,494 samples	2x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	1,318x
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	502x
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	589x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples	436x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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