MSI MS-1814

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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 GT80S 6QD
Motherboard	MSI MS-1814 (all builds)
Memory	51.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '21 at 22:59
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 200 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 556 58% 468 Pts	64-Core 557 34% 557 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% MSI(1462 1171) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 25% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 251GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 205 225 200 228 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 326 Write 202 Mixed 196 SusWrite 214 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 34.4 4K Mixed 20.6 72% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 203 178% 266 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 727GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 139 177 174 180 180 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	56.4% Above average	Read 195 Write 161 Mixed 180 SusWrite 170 40% 177 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 24.7 99% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 186 139% 184 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 464GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 957 683 997 995 1035 1068 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 1,998 Write 1,241 Mixed 851 SusWrite 956 280% 1,261 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 39.7 137% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 748 DQ Write 577 DQ Mixed 677 502% 667 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 332%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C18 4x16GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 26.4 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-1814

CPU
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	32x
Core i7-6920HQIntelBench 70%, 3,282 samples	24x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 980MNvidiaBench 41%, 14,160 samples	31x
GeForce GTX 980NvidiaBench 73%, 282 samples	19x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	10x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 256GBIntelBench 120%, 13,747 samples	15x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	8x
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	6x

RAM
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	8x
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 4x16GBSamsungBench 71%, 938 samples	5x
M471A2K43BB1-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 70%, 4,393 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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