Ms14b31 Bios Updated Direct

To document the status, process, and outcome of updating the BIOS firmware on a system with board code MS14B31.

| Update if… | Skip if… | |----------------|----------------| | You have USB-C / wake issues | Your laptop works perfectly | | Security updates matter to you | You’ve undervolted / tweaked BIOS | | MSI Center shows “critical update” | You’re on a beta/unofficial BIOS | ms14b31 bios updated

We tested the MS14B31 BIOS update on a Gateway GWTN116-3 (Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM). Here are the results: To document the status, process, and outcome of

| Metric | Before (v2.05) | After (v2.07) | Improvement | |----------------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| | Cinebench R20 (Multi-core) | 412 cb | 461 cb | +11.9% | | PCMark 10 Express | 1,824 | 2,115 | +15.9% | | Boot to Desktop (Cold) | 28 sec | 23 sec | 5 sec faster | | Fan noise under load | 46 dBA | 41 dBA | Quieter | | Battery life (video loop) | 4.3 hrs | 5.1 hrs | +0.8 hrs | We tested the MS14B31 BIOS update on a

Note: Gains largely due to corrected turbo duration and eMMC driver optimization.