MSI MS-179B

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 46% 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 GE72VR 6RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160902
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '21 at 08:23
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	23%
CPU Throttled	46%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Memory 45.3 1-Core 33.5 2-Core 57.2 29% 45.3 Pts	4-Core 101 8-Core 118 14% 110 Pts	64-Core 122 8% 122 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 69%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 256GB 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 206 211 221 257 240 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 421 Write 315 Mixed 273 SusWrite 227 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 18.7 73% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 152 130% 193 MB/s

WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 914GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 126 122 125 123 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 146 Write 126 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 124 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 712GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 40 39 39 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 31.8 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 38.8 46% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB1-CRC 2x8GB 23,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 21 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 10.8 27% 9.57 GB/s	Latency 179 22% 179 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 78%

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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) $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