MSI MS-14A3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 41.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.33% 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 Drive109% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star Please change product name
MotherboardMSI MS-14A3  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 23:24
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
41.5% Average
Memory 58.2
1-Core 40.6
2-Core 78.5
38% 59.1 Pts
4-Core 135
8-Core 218
22% 177 Pts
64-Core 215
13% 215 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11C0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.33% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 7.06
6% 8.77 fps
MRender 10.1
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.5
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.33%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 804 596 858 903 958 699 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 664
Write 772
Mixed 567
SusWrite 803
159% 702 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 37.5
4K Mixed 22.5
68% 24.3 MB/s
DQ Read 334
DQ Write 193
DQ Mixed 255
192% 260 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 109%
Great: 207%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB
555GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 347 385 376 389 389 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 399
Write 396
Mixed 326
SusWrite 376
84% 374 MB/s
4K Read 14.6
4K Write 45.5
4K Mixed 19.1
71% 26.4 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 300
226% 301 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 130%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 24.6
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.1
34% 12 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 61%
Great: 87%

 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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