MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32.9% 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	128% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151105
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '22 at 22:54
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 90.7 2-Core 154 63% 107 Pts	4-Core 309 8-Core 452 48% 381 Pts	64-Core 494 31% 494 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.5% 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. 31.0.15.1694 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 41.6 32% 42.6 fps	MRender 44.4 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 37.5 34% 41.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV128HDGM-00000 128GB 2,105 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 276 278 270 263 243 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,247 Write 597 Mixed 554 SusWrite 284 148% 670 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 38.9 135% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 383 293% 409 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 214%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 660GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 112 113 114 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 122 Write 91.8 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 112 63% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 59% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.9% 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 below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.4% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 19.6 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 76%

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

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16