MSI MS-179E

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	3.01% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GF72 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-179E (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 21 '18 at 00:03
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 129 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 760 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 997 62% 997 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1224) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4939 Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	3.01% Terrible	Lighting 0.07 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 7.16 0% 26.6 fps	MRender 8.52 Gravity 6.7 Splatting 15 9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.01% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W256G 256GB 2,641 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 197 203 200 201 193 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 444 Write 378 Mixed 242 SusWrite 197 70% 316 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 45.2 4K Mixed 32 100% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 259 210% 299 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB 36,753 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.8% Average	MC Read 15.5 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.6 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 45%

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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-179E Builds (Compare 235 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-179E

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	218x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	109x

SSD
SD9SN8W256G 256GBSandiskBench 77%, 2,641 samples	27x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	20x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GBWDCBench 139%, 2,393 samples	20x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	32x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	30x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	23x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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