MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.86% 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	174% 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.

CPU throttled at 99% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160726
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '18 at 21:54
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 86.6 2-Core 171 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 306 8-Core 467 48% 386 Pts	64-Core 505 31% 505 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1155) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4501 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	5.86% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 6.25 5% 18 fps	MRender 7.52 Gravity 5.57 Splatting 12.1 7% 8.41 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.86% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57XA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 707 618 596 510 438 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1345 Write 868 Mixed 839 SusWrite 612 204% 916 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 54.5 196% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 186 DQ Mixed 681 454% 562 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 207%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 247GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 129 128 131 131 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 111 Write 116 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 129 69% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%
SanDisk Ultra 64GB 3,958 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 47GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 24 23 16 2.5 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 134 Write 68.8 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 15.8 90% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.4 162% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 38%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101MBB 1TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 711GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 111 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 85 Write 63 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 110 104% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 21.6 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 20 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 76%

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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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Typical MS-14A1 Builds (Compare 99 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	4x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	57x
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	19x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	14x
CT4G4SFS824A.C8FBD2 Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3H1R 8GBUnknownBench 66%, 7 samples	7x

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