MSI MS-14A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.1% 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 Drive166% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 46% 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS43VR 6RE
MotherboardMSI MS-14A3  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '19 at 00:16
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 16%
CPU Throttled 46%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
46.8% Average
Memory 72.4
1-Core 36.5
2-Core 71.8
41% 60.2 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 188
19% 153 Pts
64-Core 197
12% 197 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
MSI(1462 11C0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.1% Terrible
Lighting 7.6
Reflection 51.6
Parallax 7.09
6% 22.1 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 6.47
Splatting 14.3
9% 10.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.1%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 631 312 294 278 288 290 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 1,845
Write 1,399
Mixed 742
SusWrite 349
240% 1,084 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 51.5
174% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 370
280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 166%
Great: 280%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
329GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 119 114 119 119 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 137
Write 140
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 118
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 21.8
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 11.5
32% 11.3 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 59%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-14A3 Builds (Compare 175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-14A3

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HDDRAMUSB
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