MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 68.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	32% 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	225% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '24 at 15:43
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 179 66% 116 Pts	4-Core 322 8-Core 465 49% 393 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.1% 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. 31.0.15.5186 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	32% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 38.8 32% 40.7 fps	MRender 40.8 Gravity 41 Splatting 35.4 32% 39.1 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1309 1342 1341 1406 1430 1416 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,720 Write 1,426 Mixed 783 SusWrite 1,374 297% 1,326 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 44.9 155% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 386 DQ Mixed 445 358% 512 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 283%
SanDisk X400 1TB-$310 2,086 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 954GB free Firmware: X4162000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 407 399 304 291 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 395 Write 361 Mixed 320 SusWrite 349 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 35.8 4K Mixed 24.7 82% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 234 198% 290 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905663-007.A00G 2x16GB 386 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.5% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.1 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 19 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 108%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	56	60	14"	1280 720	LGD046D

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical MS-14A1 Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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