MSI MS-179B

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 49% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GE72VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161120
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 11:19
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	7%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 75.7 1-Core 44.7 2-Core 89.2 46% 69.9 Pts	4-Core 159 8-Core 223 24% 191 Pts	64-Core 234 14% 234 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile) 177,775 User benchmarks, average bench 47% MSI(1462 11D7) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5206 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.5% Below average	Lighting 44.8 Reflection 49.5 Parallax 30.2 36% 41.5 fps	MRender 9.81 Gravity 46.2 Splatting 57.3 33% 37.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 128GB 2,005 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 50100P00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 396 Write 209 Mixed 284 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 47.3 4K Mixed 26.5 96% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 163 157% 249 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 93%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 544GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 95 95 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 131 Write 127 Mixed 31 SusWrite 95.2 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 5,417 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	62.4% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 24.5 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 13.2 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 89 45% 89 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 87%

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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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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