MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	168% 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	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160303
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '19 at 19:18
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 192 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 347 8-Core 550 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,421 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 594 590 585 589 586 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	Read 1,216 Write 526 Mixed 624 SusWrite 586 164% 738 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 47.8 195% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 715 DQ Write 392 DQ Mixed 534 402% 547 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 279%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 663GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 116 118 118 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 127 Write 106 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 115 67% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 78% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 75%
SDHC Card 16GB 8,111 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 11GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 9.6 8.1 10 8.3 10 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	7.17% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 3.3 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 9 10% 9.15 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 60% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.17% Great: 24%
Kingston SNA-DC/U 100GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 51GB free, PID 6298 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 27.1 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 36.8 41% 31 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 17%

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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.3% 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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