MSI MS-179B

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.67% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive199% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). 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.
SystemMicro-Star GP72MVR 7RFX
MotherboardMSI MS-179B  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 18 '17 at 20:44
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 13%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 86.8
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 585
62% 497 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11D7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.67% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 71
Parallax 6.97
6% 28.3 fps
MRender 9.76
Gravity 6.27
Splatting 13.9
9% 9.97 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.67%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 2,236
Write 977
Mixed 1,356
335% 1,523 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 31.2
157% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 38
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 29.2
39% 67.8 MB/s
Poor: 122%
This bench: 199%
Great: 219%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
5GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 62.8
Write 69.2
Mixed 66.2
50% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.19
70% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 22.4
77% 27.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 22.4
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical MS-179B Builds (Compare 1,193 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

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