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MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 52% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 51.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.46% 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	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GE72VR 7RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180905
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '20 at 16:41
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Memory 70.7 1-Core 50.6 2-Core 97.6 46% 73 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 254 27% 216 Pts	64-Core 258 16% 258 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.7% 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. 26.20.100.7755 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.46% Terrible	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 8.06 6% 23.4 fps	MRender 12.2 Gravity 7.07 Splatting 15.4 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.46% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$242 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 122 100 102 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 360 Write 150 Mixed 196 SusWrite 112 45% 205 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 26.6 94% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 34.2 DQ Mixed 148 107% 146 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 129GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 116 113 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 115 65% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 2x8GB 1,566 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 22.5 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 24.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 14.5 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 99.9 40% 99.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical MS-179B Builds (Compare 1,251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	900x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	297x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	649x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	438x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	163x

SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	131x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	79x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GBKingstonBench 72%, 2,263 samples	50x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	189x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	124x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	104x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
Intel Core i5-12600K $167	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $400