MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.5% 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 Drive171% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
SystemMicro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
MotherboardMSI MS-14A1  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171129
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '21 at 21:29
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 80.8
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 204
70% 124 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 537
56% 447 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M
MSI(1462 1155) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
32.5% Below average
Lighting 40.4
Reflection 44.6
Parallax 39.1
33% 41.4 fps
MRender 40.8
Gravity 40.8
Splatting 35.3
32% 39 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 324 326 326 326 319 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,168
Write 1,081
Mixed 525
SusWrite 357
174% 783 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 51.4
217% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 586
502% 751 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 171%
Great: 236%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
77GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 118 121 121 123 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 114
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 117
70% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT4G4SFS824A.C8FBD2 Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G3H1R 8GB
2400, 2400 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
68.3% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 19.9
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 22.4
66% 22.9 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-14A1 Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-14A1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER
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HDDRAMUSB
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