MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.6% 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	109% 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.

High background CPU (30%). 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

19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180115
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '22 at 18:09
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 81.8 1-Core 86.7 2-Core 194 69% 121 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 456 49% 389 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% MSI(1462 1155) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 44.5 Parallax 39.1 33% 41.4 fps	MRender 40.8 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 35.6 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 367 280 338 385 377 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 460 Mixed 343 SusWrite 331 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 53.8 176% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 325 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
WDC WDBA3V0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 5,585 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 492GB free Firmware: 211070WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 888 819 813 825 831 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,367 Write 1,292 Mixed 1184 SusWrite 878 265% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64 216% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 829 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 523 408% 574 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 274%

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 as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.8% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 22.4 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 19.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.8% 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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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 10%

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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

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