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Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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
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SystemMicro-Star GE72VR 6RF
MotherboardMSI MS-179B  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180116
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 21:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 205
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 542
58% 464 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 81.9%
 Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11D7) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
49.7% Average
Lighting 58.7
Reflection 66.2
Parallax 56.2
48% 60.4 fps
MRender 69.1
Gravity 57.9
Splatting 67.3
53% 64.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 49.7%
 Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 311 315 218 214 235 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 462
Write 326
Mixed 298
SusWrite 262
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 35.6
138% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 29.7
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 135
115% 160 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 84.3%
 Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
656GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 123 124 127 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
69% Good
Read 116
Write 119
Mixed 25.1
SusWrite 125
69% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 69%
 Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 22.8
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 23.5
71% 24.9 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 79.4%
 Great: 78%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical MS-179B Builds (Compare 1,192 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-179B

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples857x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples285x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples28x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples625x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples412x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples154x
SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples127x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples76x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GBKingstonBench 72%, 2,263 samples48x
RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples180x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples117x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples98x
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Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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