MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	MICRO-STAR MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140930
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '22 at 18:39
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 96.6 2-Core 189 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 364 48% 363 Pts	64-Core 363 22% 363 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1596 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 44.2 37% 53.4 fps	MRender 37.7 Gravity 44.1 Splatting 38.3 33% 40 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 36%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 842GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 96 143 143 156 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 158 Write 169 Mixed 100 SusWrite 127 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1600 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 15.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.3 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 56%

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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 NIGHTBLADE B85C Builds (Compare 115 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 23%

Surfboard

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 18%

Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	76x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	25x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	38x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	10x

SSD
SSD370 128GBTranscend $74Bench 71%, 4,687 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
SSD370 256GBTranscend $110Bench 80%, 5,249 samples	3x

RAM
MSI16D3LU1MNG/8G 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 884 samples	25x
MSI16D3LU1MNG/4G 2x4GBKingstonBench 54%, 102 samples	6x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	5x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $467

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16