MSI MS-179B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.06% 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.
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.

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.

System	Micro-Star GP72MVR 7RFX
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180222
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 18:16
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 79.6 1-Core 101 2-Core 189 71% 123 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 501 52% 417 Pts	64-Core 541 34% 541 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.6% 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.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	6.06% Terrible	Lighting 6.17 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 6.66 5% 28.2 fps	MRender 9.14 Gravity 6.03 Splatting 13.1 8% 9.42 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.06% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,339 Write 741 Mixed 523 190% 868 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 44.3 142% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 707 DQ Write 367 DQ Mixed 566 413% 547 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 234%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 905GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 111 111 111 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 148 Write 102 Mixed 68 SusWrite 110 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.7 259% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH Kingston 99U5624-001.A00G 16GB 245 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.6% Above average	MC Read 23.1 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 19.3 60% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.3 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 81.3 49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 76%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	859x
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	626x
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	118x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	98x

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