MSI MS-14A2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive205% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS40 6QD
MotherboardMSI MS-14A2  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180115
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 29 '23 at 12:06
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
55% Above average
Memory 65.8
1-Core 76.6
2-Core 130
54% 90.8 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 349
37% 294 Pts
64-Core 304
19% 304 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 55%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960M
MSI(1462 119C) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 31.0.15.3118
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
14.6% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 20.8
Parallax 15.9
14% 17.8 fps
MRender 24
Gravity 22.1
Splatting 16.6
17% 20.9 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.6%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$189
589GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101200RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1362 1348 1353 1377 1412 1409 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
205% Outstanding
Read 1,503
Write 1427
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 1,377
317% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 40.3
126% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 590
DQ Write 386
DQ Mixed 551
394% 509 MB/s
Poor: 191%
This bench: 205%
Great: 337%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
704GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 110 116 115 114 115 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 115
Write 113
Mixed 22.4
SusWrite 114
66% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1G43DB0-CPB Kingston 9905668-002.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
51.3% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 17.4
56% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 9.5
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 112
36% 112 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-14A2 Builds (Compare 6 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-14A2

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