MSI MS-14B2

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.91% 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	90.4% 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	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 89% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star PS42 Modern 8RC
Motherboard	MSI MS-14B2 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180828
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 16:17
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Memory 76 1-Core 123 2-Core 229 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 346 8-Core 456 51% 401 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1245) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6195 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.91% Terrible	Lighting 7.47 Reflection 24 Parallax 7.22 6% 12.9 fps	MRender 6.76 Gravity 7 Splatting 15.3 8% 9.69 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.91% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GB 8,131 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.C SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 388 397 375 388 369 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 805 Mixed 611 SusWrite 397 131% 578 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 44.8 138% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 27.4 DQ Write 85.7 DQ Mixed 46.3 38% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 148%
Intenso Mobile Line 16GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 12 10 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.53% Terrible	Read 22.2 Write 3.5 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 11.3 12% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.53% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GB 44,819 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.4% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.8 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 49%

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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-14B2 Builds (Compare 79 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 54%

Yacht

Workstation 7%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-14B2

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	57x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	22x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	51x
GeForce GTX 1050 With Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 22%, 347 samples	28x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	19x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	15x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G 512GBWDCBench 172%, 1,198 samples	14x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	38x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	22x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 48,644 samples	4x

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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