MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.31% 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	52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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

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

System	Micro-Star GP72VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	1.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161229
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 13:17
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 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 way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 88.8 1-Core 76.9 2-Core 158 65% 108 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 561 58% 467 Pts	64-Core 556 34% 556 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% 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. 22.20.16.4749 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	5.31% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 72 Parallax 7.19 6% 28.9 fps	MRender 7.33 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 0.09 4% 5.01 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.31% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 61 41 44 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 430 Write 142 Mixed 154 SusWrite 56.6 43% 196 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 29.8 70% 20.9 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 147 122% 178 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 735GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 103 105 85 100 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 128 Write 117 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 99 64% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.2 50% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GB 144,145 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	MC Read 15 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 10.6 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.6 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 43%

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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	857x
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	412x
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
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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