MSI MS-14B2

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	149% 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	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 89% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star PS42 Modern 8RC
Motherboard	MSI MS-14B2 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190522
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '20 at 12:49
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	89%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8550U 184,356 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 123 2-Core 233 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 465 52% 408 Pts	64-Core 463 29% 463 Pts
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 With Max-Q Design 347 User benchmarks, average bench 22% MSI(1462 1245) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4575 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 28 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 29.1 23% 27.2 fps	Gravity 28.3 Splatting 22.2 22% 25.3 fps
Poor: 13% Great: 24%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GB 8,131 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.C SusWrite @10s intervals: 588 479 514 515 497 631 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 717 Write 852 Mixed 748 SusWrite 538 161% 713 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 48.4 164% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 923 DQ Write 720 DQ Mixed 813 610% 819 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 148%
Lacie P9227 Slim 1TB 405 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 566GB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 39 Write 12.2 Mixed 19 SusWrite 11.9 15% 20.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GB 96,646 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 14.4 MC Mixed 10.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 46%

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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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Typical MS-14B2 Builds (Compare 79 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 8%

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Desktop 54%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-14B2

CPU
Core i7-8550UIntelBench 53%, 184,356 samples	57x
Core i5-8250UIntelBench 53%, 234,942 samples	22x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	51x
GeForce GTX 1050 With Max-Q DesignNvidiaBench 22%, 347 samples	28x

SSD
RBUSNS8154P3512GJ 512GBKingstonBench 114%, 8,131 samples	19x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	15x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G 512GBWDCBench 172%, 1,198 samples	14x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	38x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	22x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 48,644 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16