MSI MS-1794

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	231% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GE72 6QF
Motherboard	MSI MS-1794 (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160725
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '17 at 13:39
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 102 2-Core 197 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 539 55% 447 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 116E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 43.3 Reflection 42.2 53% 42.7 fps
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,245 Write 1,458 Mixed 1,533 386% 1,745 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 29.6 166% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 46.5 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 29.3 37% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 283%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 469GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 64 79174898 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 45 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4222146 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -100210176950102 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 35 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 25770196998 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 39 9212330021 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 1 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2279 (C2) HDA temperature 37 61 85899345957 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 130747394424922 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3231167066 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1010608929 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	40.6% Average	Read 67.6 Write 72.2 Mixed 44.6 46% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.85 4K Mixed 0.27 162% 2.04 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 5,417 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 26.6 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 24.8 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 87%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 57%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-1794

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	241x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	24x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	158x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	107x

SSD
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	24x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	22x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	21x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	82x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	24x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	20x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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