MSI MS-14A3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.8% 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	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 46% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GS43VR 6RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A3 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '20 at 02:30
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%
CPU Throttled	46%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 1.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.6% Average	Memory 69.2 1-Core 41.4 2-Core 70 40% 60.2 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 208 23% 182 Pts	64-Core 205 13% 205 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% MSI(1462 11C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.8% Below average	Lighting 36.9 Reflection 50.8 Parallax 33.1 30% 40.3 fps	MRender 8.38 Gravity 42.6 Splatting 57.3 32% 36.1 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 52%
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) 213,495 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 11C0) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.19% Terrible	Lighting 6.4 Reflection 9.08 Parallax 6.38 5% 7.28 fps	MRender 9.62 Gravity 5.8 Splatting 13 8% 9.47 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.19% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNJ256G8NY 256GB 12,683 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYXA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 335 268 308 298 296 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 412 Write 351 Mixed 363 SusWrite 296 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 50.6 4K Mixed 28.2 92% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 280 208% 275 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 98%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 782GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 116 123 123 123 124 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 48.5 Write 64.2 Mixed 50.5 SusWrite 118 52% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 257% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 20.4 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 14.7 SC Mixed 13.7 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 78%

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

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Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 72%

Battleship

Workstation 30%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-14A3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	90x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	84x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	96x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	42x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	33x

SSD
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	30x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	12x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples	8x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	83x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 78%, 1,566 samples	9x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 41%, 5,745 samples	9x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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