MSI MS-14C1

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.7% 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 Drive	274% 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	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 68% 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 Prestige 14 A10SC
Motherboard	MSI MS-14C1 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200518
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%
CPU Throttled	68%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10710U 6,640 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 1.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 277 88% 162 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 723 74% 596 Pts	64-Core 868 54% 868 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q Design 131 User benchmarks, average bench 35% MSI(1462 1297) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.6140 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Lighting 51.9 Reflection 56 Parallax 44.3 42% 50.7 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 45.1 Splatting 44.6 35% 41.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 43%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 34,988 User benchmarks, average bench 239% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 1142 1116 922 762 817 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,958 Write 2,263 Mixed 918 SusWrite 1040 346% 1,545 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 83.2 282% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,146 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 1,044 773% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 145% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 329%
Generic- MicroSD/M2 64GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 58GB free, PID 8468 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 17 15 13 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 63 Write 7.5 Mixed 17.2 SusWrite 15.1 26% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.3 24% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NVD 2x8GB 10,159 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	68.5% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 20.3 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 71%

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

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-14C1

CPU
Core i7-10710UIntelBench 68%, 6,640 samples	171x
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples	16x
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples	6x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 6,852 samples	108x
GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 35%, 131 samples	69x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples	16x

SSD
CL1-8D512 512GBLiteonBench 131%, 2,345 samples	39x
MZVLQ512HALU-00000 512GBSamsungBench 136%, 14,873 samples	36x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples	28x

RAM
H9CCNNNCLGALAR-NVD 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 10,159 samples	190x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NVD 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 4,567 samples	3x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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