MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 34% Sail boat	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 37.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161013
Uptime	40.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '21 at 19:55
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	51%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Memory 40.6 1-Core 23.8 2-Core 67.1 27% 43.8 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 374 32% 277 Pts	64-Core 391 24% 391 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1155) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	2.9% Terrible	Lighting 3.2 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 3.4 3% 16.2 fps	MRender 4.3 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 4.9 3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.9% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31 9,202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 521 365 263 260 267 254 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 956 Write 738 Mixed 342 SusWrite 322 131% 589 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 27.4 4K Mixed 22.3 72% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 396 272% 337 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 243%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 64GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 122 123 124 122 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 98.8 Write 91.3 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 122 60% 83.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 5 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 7.6 20% 6.83 GB/s	Latency 199 20% 199 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 76%

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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-14A1 Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-14A1

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	95x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	3x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	56x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	41x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	1x

SSD
TOSHIBA 128GBThnsn5128gpu7Bench 139%, 3,510 samples	9x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	7x
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GBSamsung $60Bench 171%, 1,772 samples	7x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	18x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	14x
CT4G4SFS824A.C8FBD2 Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3H1R 8GBUnknownBench 66%, 7 samples	7x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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