MSI MS-179E

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.93% 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	37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GF72 8RE
Motherboard	MSI MS-179E (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180522
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '23 at 23:06
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8750H 442,631 User benchmarks, average bench 70% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 82.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 225 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 606 62% 504 Pts	64-Core 739 46% 739 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 1224) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2112 Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	5.93% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 6.5 Parallax 6.9 5% 6.47 fps	MRender 10.9 Gravity 8.1 Splatting 10.1 8% 9.7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB 85,321 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: UJ450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 4.1 4.8 9.6 13 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 348 Write 316 Mixed 198 SusWrite 59 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 15 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 13.4 53% 17.9 MB/s	DQ Read 115 DQ Write 75.6 DQ Mixed 42.2 46% 77.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 55%
WDC WD10SPZX-17Z10T0 1TB 340 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 114 115 117 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 112 Write 73.3 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 114 20% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 7% 3.33 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 16 DQ Mixed 0.5 3% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CTD Kingston 9905624-043.A00G 16GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.6% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 19.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 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
0%	0%	0	21	1	60	17.3"	1280 720	CMN1735

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Gaming 38%

Jet ski

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-179E

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	220x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	126x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	111x

SSD
SD9SN8W256G 256GBSandiskBench 77%, 2,641 samples	27x
RBUSNS8154P3256GJ 256GBKingstonBench 96%, 18,615 samples	20x
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G 256GBWDCBench 139%, 2,393 samples	20x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	32x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	30x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	23x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
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