MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.72% 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	284% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180905
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '21 at 17:32
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 577 59% 477 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 76.8% 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. 30.0.100.9684 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.72% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 104 Parallax 8.3 6% 39.6 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 7 Splatting 10.6 6% 6.2 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.72% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 830 828 828 799 828 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,314 Write 2,118 Mixed 1719 SusWrite 833 391% 1,746 MB/s	4K Read 70.4 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 97.4 324% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,003 DQ Write 782 DQ Mixed 875 659% 887 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC M471A1K43BB1-CRC 16GB 845 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 22.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 24.3 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 78%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 48: 7R 3G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
48%	30%	46	342	282	60	17.3"	1920 1080	CMN1735

History: Score 20: 2R 2G 4B | Score 30: 3R 4G 3B | Score 48: 7R 3G 4B

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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	863x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	286x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	628x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	416x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	154x

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

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	182x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	120x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	98x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16