MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics34.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7851
MotherboardMSI NIGHTBLADE B85C  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateAug 24 '19 at 12:59
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 197
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 385
51% 383 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3201) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
34.6% Below average
Lighting 45.1
Reflection 42.6
Parallax 38.5
37% 42.1 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 39
Splatting 34.2
30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
571GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 123 133 134 128 131 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 117
Write 125
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 124
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LU1KFG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34.5% Below average
MC Read 11.5
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 9.6
31% 11 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 11.5
SC Mixed 10
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NIGHTBLADE B85C Builds (Compare 113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $467
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