MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 56% Gunboat	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (11th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 89 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	14.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	120% 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161013
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 07 '17 at 16:50
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	48%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Memory 70.3 1-Core 53 2-Core 77.9 44% 67.1 Pts	4-Core 128 8-Core 153 18% 140 Pts	64-Core 188 12% 188 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% MSI(1462 1155) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	14.1% Very poor	Lighting 18.3 Reflection 16.5 Parallax 15 15% 16.6 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 15.5 Splatting 15.5 12% 15 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 1,506 Write 283 Mixed 367 154% 719 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 22.6 125% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 64.2 DQ Mixed 9.42 40% 95.1 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 213%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 382GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 126 126 77309411329 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1478 (05) Reallocated sector count 1 1 0 (07) Seek error rate 85 85 28 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 6170 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1402 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 36 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 67 67 336246 (C2) HDA temperature 103 103 266288889914 (C4) Reallocation count 26 26 1871 (C5) Current pending sector count 1 1 6984 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	44.1% Average	Read 80.2 Write 74 Mixed 83.9 60% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.07 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.04 8% 0.05 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GB 20,956 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 20.5 62% 21.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 76%

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

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Typical MS-14A1 Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-14A1

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	95x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	3x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	56x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	41x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	1x

SSD
TOSHIBA 128GBThnsn5128gpu7Bench 139%, 3,510 samples	9x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	7x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsung $60Bench 171%, 1,772 samples	7x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	18x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	14x
CT4G4SFS824A.C8FBD2 Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3H1R 8GBUnknownBench 66%, 7 samples	7x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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) $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