MSI NIGHTBLADE B85

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	2.99% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	85.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7887
Motherboard	MSI NIGHTBLADE B85 (all builds)
Memory	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140612
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 21:09
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	63% Good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 168 70% 118 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 245 33% 244 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz) 64,721 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7887) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	2.99% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 4.65 Parallax 3.72 2% 3.79 fps	MRender 5.33 Gravity 2.07 Splatting 6.78 4% 4.73 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.99% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 138 179 279 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 459 Write 321 Mixed 264 SusWrite 200 69% 311 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 35.2 133% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 55.7 112% 226 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 104%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 77GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 336 333 343 339 338 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 344 Mixed 267 SusWrite 336 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 35.6 136% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 65.8 115% 226 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.6% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 13.5 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 67%

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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 NIGHTBLADE B85 Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 14%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI NIGHTBLADE B85

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	2x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1x
Core i5-4670SIntelBench 72%, 1,661 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 750-TiNvidia $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples	2x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	2x
GTX 760Nvidia $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples	1x

SSD
SSD370 256GBTranscend $110Bench 80%, 5,249 samples	1x
A100 120GBToshibaBench 65%, 1,960 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

RAM
MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 186 samples	2x
TS512MLK64W6H 2x4GBTranscendBench 51%, 165 samples	1x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	1x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $397

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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