MSI NIGHTBLADE B85C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.8% 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 Drive115% 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.
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 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.
SystemMICRO-STAR MS-7851
MotherboardMSI NIGHTBLADE B85C  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140812
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '20 at 20:04
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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)
77.4% Very good
Memory 90.4
1-Core 97.4
2-Core 197
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 365
50% 370 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 337.88
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 23.9
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 21.5
20% 21.2 fps
MRender 26.8
Gravity 21.4
Splatting 17.9
18% 22 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 457 284 297 298 297 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 437
Mixed 416
SusWrite 346
93% 414 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 56.4
191% 68.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 115%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 185 183 184 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 164
Mixed 103
SusWrite 182
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 104%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI16D3LU1MNG/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
34.3% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 9.5
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 11
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 34.3%
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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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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