MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	36% 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)
Boot Drive	95.8% 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 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star GP72VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '21 at 04:48
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd 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 (12^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Memory 66 1-Core 44.4 2-Core 86 42% 65.5 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 247 25% 202 Pts	64-Core 246 15% 246 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 47.3% 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. 30.0.14.7141 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36% Below average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 37.5 38% 38 fps	MRender 8.8 Gravity 48.2 Splatting 52.4 32% 36.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 398 390 390 302 309 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 429 Mixed 382 SusWrite 357 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 60.8 4K Mixed 39.9 132% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 319 241% 324 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 134%
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014 512GB 12,303 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 477GB free Firmware: 21103900 SusWrite @10s intervals: 860 424 422 425 413 424 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 1,151 Write 1,094 Mixed 1,006 SusWrite 495 210% 936 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 72.3 4K Mixed 44.5 152% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 456 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 422 307% 400 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 217%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB 5,745 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	41.7% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 12.4 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 46%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 7R 5G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	46%	26	214	126	120	17.2"	1920 1080	CMN1747

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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	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