MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.04% 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 Drive	79.8% 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GE72VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161229
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '18 at 12:39
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.5% Good	Memory 75.7 1-Core 91.7 2-Core 170 65% 113 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 436 47% 374 Pts	64-Core 407 25% 407 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11D7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.04% Terrible	Lighting 6.67 Reflection 60.2 Parallax 6.19 5% 24.3 fps	MRender 4.95 Gravity 6.13 Splatting 13.3 7% 8.14 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.04% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GB 2,005 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: 50100P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1695 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 593 (64) Unknown 100 100 4275801 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 26 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 96 96 128 (B2) Unknown 100 100 29 (B3) Unknown 100 100 86 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2154 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 0 81608507449 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 253 253 1 (EA) Unknown 100 100 16422 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3593 (F2) Unknown 100 100 3772 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 2	79.8% Very good	Read 503 Write 256 Mixed 298 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 21.8 104% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 44.9 103% 213 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 560GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 125 125 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 2009 (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 96 96 1779 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 587 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 19618 (C2) HDA temperature 136 136 227634380844 (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	52.5% Above average	Read 95.9 Write 86.9 Mixed 102 72% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.21 74% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 75%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 36GB free Firmware: 0302 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 95.1 Write 117 Mixed 92.9 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.34 95% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 67%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 60GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 60.3 Write 72.9 Mixed 65 87% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.11 4K Write 0.81 4K Mixed 0.1 31% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 11.1 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 9.1 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35% 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	858x
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	413x
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
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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