MSI MS-1794

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 54.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.9% 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	113% 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.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 96% 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 GE72 6QF
Motherboard	MSI MS-1794 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '20 at 01:52
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%
CPU Throttled	96%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Memory 67.7 1-Core 59.9 2-Core 129 51% 85.5 Pts	4-Core 222 8-Core 327 34% 274 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% MSI(1462 116E) 3GB Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4250 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	11.9% Very poor	Lighting 10 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 29.7 8% 17.1 fps	MRender 25 Gravity 12.6 Splatting 30.5 19% 22.7 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$60 1,772 User benchmarks, average bench 171% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 206 197 205 193 178 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 1,032 Write 321 Mixed 392 SusWrite 200 106% 486 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 32.9 131% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 736 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 260 237% 381 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 213%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 656GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 113 113 112 115 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	62% Good	Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 111 65% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 12GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	40% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 8.1 26% 9.13 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 69%

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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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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

Gunboat

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-1794

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	241x
Core i5-6300HQIntelBench 54%, 41,531 samples	24x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	158x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	107x

SSD
HG6 SATA M.2 128GBToshibaBench 76%, 5,880 samples	24x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples	22x
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples	21x

RAM
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 55,289 samples	82x
HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 38%, 45,898 samples	24x
M471A1G43DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 20,956 samples	20x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16