MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.34% 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	83.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GE72VR 6RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160902
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '18 at 10:13
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	67.6% Good	Memory 77 1-Core 78.5 2-Core 174 63% 110 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 508 50% 411 Pts	64-Core 513 32% 513 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11D7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	5.34% Terrible	Lighting 5.77 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 5.31 5% 26.8 fps	MRender 5.52 Gravity 5.37 Splatting 11.7 7% 7.51 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.34% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS256G39MND-3510A 256GB 987 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 20100P00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 166 166 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1842 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 781 (64) Unknown 100 100 3448392 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 35 (AF) Unknown 253 253 0 (B0) Unknown 253 253 0 (B1) Unknown 99 99 53 (B2) Unknown 100 100 73 (B3) Unknown 100 100 275 (B4) Unknown 100 100 3981 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (B7) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 45 0 73018572845 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 253 253 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 253 253 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 13673 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4531 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9271 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 47	83.6% Excellent	Read 489 Write 381 Mixed 425 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 69.7 4K Mixed 18.3 100% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 45.1 91% 185 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 729GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 127 127 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 784 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 1871 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 778 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 11 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 112734 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 244813987871 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	66.1% Good	Read 123 Write 107 Mixed 107 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 0.55 4K Mixed 0.2 60% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 1x8GB 8,446 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.8% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 11.8 MC Mixed 10.7 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 9.4 28% 9.77 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 44%

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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	861x
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	414x
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	181x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	120x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	98x

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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