MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.6% 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 Drive	99.6% 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.
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.

High background CPU (24%). 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GP72VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161229
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '17 at 20:31
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	24%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 118 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 594 61% 491 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% MSI(1462 11D7) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8205 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 72.2 Parallax 62.4 54% 66.8 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 66.1 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-128S1G 128GB 620 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 106 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 72 (A3) Unknown 100 100 18 (A4) Unknown 100 100 6884 (A5) Unknown 100 100 13 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 6 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 54 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 18538 (F2) Unknown 100 100 31163 (F5) Unknown 100 100 27536	99.6% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 310 Mixed 379 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 43 160% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 69.1 104% 195 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 902GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 122 122 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 51 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 51 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 314 (C2) HDA temperature 150 150 210454446120 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	73.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 126 Mixed 110 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.21 86% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 1x8GB 1,047 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.6 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.2 42% 14.5 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 46%

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Gaming 35%

Sail boat

Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-179B

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	857x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	285x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	625x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	412x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	154x

SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	127x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	76x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GBKingstonBench 72%, 2,263 samples	48x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	180x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	117x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	98x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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