MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Battle cruiser	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34% 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	206% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '18 at 09:55
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	36%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 1.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 78.1 1-Core 47.3 2-Core 95.4 48% 73.6 Pts	4-Core 168 8-Core 242 26% 205 Pts	64-Core 245 15% 245 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.4% 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. 23.21.13.8831 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 43.5 Reflection 41.6 Parallax 36.8 35% 40.6 fps	MRender 42.5 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 34.6 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 2,460 Write 975 Mixed 1,197 338% 1,544 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 55.9 4K Mixed 29.7 137% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 65.1 73% 125 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 929GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 122 122 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1676 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 1333 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 982 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 25462 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 214748692512 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 488 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	69.1% Good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 113 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.21 77% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB 1x8GB 32,056 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.5 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 12.3 34% 12 GB/s	Latency 84.1 48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 40%

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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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16