MSI MS-1814

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	277% 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	32GB 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 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.

System	Micro-Star GT80S 6QE
Motherboard	MSI MS-1814 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '20 at 14:50
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 192 74% 126 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 528 54% 436 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980M 14,160 User benchmarks, average bench 41% MSI(1462 1171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1126 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62% Good	Lighting 88.8 Reflection 49.8 Parallax 46.9 72% 61.8 fps	MRender 58.4 Gravity 45.9 Splatting 49.9 42% 51.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 1028 1023 1016 1051 1100 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,338 Write 1,999 Mixed 1441 SusWrite 1056 382% 1,708 MB/s	4K Read 58.3 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 78.1 256% 88.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,101 DQ Write 650 DQ Mixed 802 617% 851 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 372%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 219GB free Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1360 1436 1381 1401 1436 1329 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,902 Write 1,425 Mixed 986 SusWrite 1,390 319% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 59.9 219% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1165 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 484 438% 687 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 20GB free Firmware: DXT09B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 227 228 227 127 62 MB/s Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	58.2% Above average	Read 242 Write 183 Mixed 147 SusWrite 179 42% 188 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 20.8 98% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 51.7 76% 141 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C20 2x16GB 1,875 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 29 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 23.1 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 106%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MS-1814 Builds (Compare 64 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-1814

CPU
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	32x
Core i7-6920HQIntelBench 70%, 3,282 samples	24x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	31x
GeForce GTX 980NvidiaBench 73%, 282 samples	19x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	10x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	15x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	8x
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	6x

RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	8x
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 4x16GBSamsungBench 71%, 938 samples	5x
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 70%, 4,393 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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