MSI MS-14A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics15.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive57% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GS43VR 6RE
MotherboardMSI MS-14A3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170724
Uptime5.5 Days
Run DateJun 21 '19 at 20:15
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
71% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 45.8
2-Core 175
58% 101 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 509
51% 416 Pts
64-Core 490
30% 490 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 71%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11C0) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 25.21.14.2531
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
15.6% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 32.1
8% 17.9 fps
MRender 9.33
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 51.9
30% 34 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256G8NY 256GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYXA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 318 271 256 333 255 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
57% Above average
Read 319
Write 55
Mixed 324
SusWrite 279
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 14.1
44% 15.2 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 304
227% 302 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 57%
Great: 98%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
815GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 98 104 101 107 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
46.2% Average
Read 56.8
Write 108
Mixed 57
SusWrite 104
60% 81.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.8% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 24.2
MC Mixed 19.3
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 18.8
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 63.8%
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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