MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35% 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 Drive82.4% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7851
MotherboardMSI NIGHTBLADE B85C  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150730
Uptime4 Days
Run DateDec 02 '19 at 07:00
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 37%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 194
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 358
45% 341 Pts
64-Core 359
22% 359 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
35% Below average
Lighting 45.7
Reflection 43.6
Parallax 39.6
37% 43 fps
MRender 38
Gravity 39.2
Splatting 35.4
30% 37.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 128GB-$75
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.Y
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 167 169 288 290 260 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 453
Write 392
Mixed 293
SusWrite 253
78% 348 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 86.8
4K Mixed 27.5
119% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 65.7
113% 216 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 208 210 208 210 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 143
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 207
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 121%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LU1MNG/8G 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 18.8
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 19.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical NIGHTBLADE B85C Builds (Compare 113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $467
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