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Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics6.19% 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 Drive77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GP72VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-179B  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMay 18 '20 at 15:28
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (44th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 94.2
2-Core 187
66% 117 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 483
51% 407 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑
This bench: 66.3%
 Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11D7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
6.19% Terrible
Lighting 6.5
Reflection 68.2
Parallax 6.12
5% 26.9 fps
MRender 8.95
Gravity 5.77
Splatting 13
8% 9.24 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 6.19%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 226 289 236 232 236 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Read 414
Write 323
Mixed 278
SusWrite 233
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 29.6
109% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 144
147% 240 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 77.1%
 Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
117GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 75 75 75 75 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
50.3% Above average
Read 102
Write 104
Mixed 30
SusWrite 73.7
56% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 50.3%
 Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 99U5663-003.A00G 32GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.2% Good
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.5
66% 22.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 15.8
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 98.5
41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑
This bench: 62.2%
 Great: 78%
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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 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-179B

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples862x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples286x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples28x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples628x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples415x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples154x
SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples128x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples76x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GBKingstonBench 72%, 2,263 samples48x
RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples182x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples120x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples98x
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