MSI MS-179B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 70.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.83% 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.
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 (69%). 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

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

System	Micro-Star GE72VR 6RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160719
Uptime	22.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 23:09
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	69%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 79.4 2-Core 169 65% 111 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 509 50% 407 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11D7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	5.83% Terrible	Lighting 5.97 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 5.72 5% 24 fps	MRender 9 Gravity 5.47 Splatting 12.5 8% 9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.83% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 256GB 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: JYXA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 103 102 85 90 102 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 485 Write 191 Mixed 414 SusWrite 102 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 34.1 114% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 284 191% 235 MB/s

WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 854GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 119 116 124 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive	Read 133 Write 121 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 119 72% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21.9 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 22.9 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 78%

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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%

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Desktop 71%

Battleship

Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-179B

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	867x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	287x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	29x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	631x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	418x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	155x

SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	129x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	76x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GBKingstonBench 72%, 2,263 samples	48x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	184x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	120x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	98x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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