MSI MS-14A1

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	29.9% 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	152% 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	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 (16%). 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.

System	Micro-Star GS40 6QE Phantom
Motherboard	MSI MS-14A1 (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '21 at 20:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	MDA-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 172 68% 115 Pts	4-Core 323 8-Core 506 51% 414 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71% 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. 22.21.13.8205 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.9% Poor	Lighting 37.9 Reflection 43.4 Parallax 37.4 31% 39.6 fps	MRender 26.6 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 34.4 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1202 256GB 4,206 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20200000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 399 409 405 408 407 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 978 Write 924 Mixed 910 SusWrite 403 180% 804 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.2 189% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 821 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 545 441% 631 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 189%
WD WD10SPZX-00HKTT0 1TB 294,991 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 903GB free Firmware: 04.01A04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 108 105 104 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4SFS824A.M8FRS 1315 CT8G4SFS824A.C8FP 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	67.4% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67.4% 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 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 $269	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16