MSI MS-179B

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics32.5% 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 Drive244% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star GL72MVR 7RFX
MotherboardMSI MS-179B  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 11 '21 at 17:09
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Memory 87.2
1-Core 118
2-Core 223
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 604
63% 507 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11D7) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9901
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
32.5% Below average
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 56.9
Parallax 45.3
28% 45.7 fps
MRender 52.5
Gravity 43.3
Splatting 52
41% 49.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 32.5%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme SanDisk Extreme 500GB
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1154 832 836 843 765 608 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 1,940
Write 1,928
Mixed 1,760
SusWrite 840
363% 1,617 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 71.1
247% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 996
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 834
631% 854 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 244%
Great: 280%
SanDisk X300s Non-Secure 256GB
158GB free
Firmware: X2150000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 388 384 407 419 420 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 414
Mixed 241
SusWrite 398
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 35.9
139% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 154
163% 270 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
41.8% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 10.8
40% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.4
38% 13.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 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 9 7 60 17.3" 1280 720 CMN1735
Typical MS-179B Builds (Compare 1,194 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-179B

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