MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 68.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	5.77% 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	47.5% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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.

System	Micro-Star GP72MVR 7RFX
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170731
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 25 '18 at 05:05
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	21%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 94 2-Core 170 66% 113 Pts	4-Core 334 8-Core 519 53% 427 Pts	64-Core 504 31% 504 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.9% 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. 24.20.100.6025 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	5.77% Terrible	Lighting 6.27 Reflection 66.8 Parallax 5.28 5% 26.1 fps	MRender 4.71 Gravity 6.03 Splatting 13 7% 7.93 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.77% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung CM871 M.2 2280 128GB 3,215 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXT21D1Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1866 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 962 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 97 97 63 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1040 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10372436392 (F2) Unknown 99 99 12569627951	47.5% Average	Read 461 Write 84.3 Mixed 147 50% 231 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 10.7 67% 22.8 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 28 DQ Mixed 24 37% 73.4 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 57%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 382GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 123 123 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 656 (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 2108 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 573 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 62 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 122753 (C2) HDA temperature 125 125 240518823984 (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	29.7% Poor	Read 52.1 Write 51.6 Mixed 47.9 38% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.01 4K Write 0.08 4K Mixed 0.02 4% 0.04 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 75%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 205GB free, PID a00b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 62.9 Write 65.5 Mixed 49.4 76% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.17 4K Write 0.74 4K Mixed 0.14 31% 0.35 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 1x16GB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 11.3 MC Mixed 10.1 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.9 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 64%

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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	862x
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	415x
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	182x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	120x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	98x

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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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