MSI MS-179E

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	6.83% 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	86.2% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GV72 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-179E (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180509
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '19 at 20:33
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 768 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1224) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.83% Terrible	Lighting 6.93 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 7.16 6% 29.2 fps	MRender 11 Gravity 6.3 Splatting 14.7 9% 10.7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.83% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba KSG60ZMV256G 256GB 2,376 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: ABXA4102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 327 328 332 328 332 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 388 Write 333 Mixed 274 SusWrite 327 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 33.3 120% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 221 188% 277 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 95%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 917GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 123 123 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 128 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 122 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GB 28,425 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 22.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.7 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 84%

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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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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-179E

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	221x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	112x

SSD
SD9SN8W256G 256GBSandiskBench 77%, 2,641 samples	27x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	20x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GBWDCBench 139%, 2,393 samples	20x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	32x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	30x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	23x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16