MSI MS-179B

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 32% Sail boat	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (5th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 95 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 a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 31.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	2.59% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.4% 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 (27%). 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 GE72VR 6RF
Motherboard	MSI MS-179B (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '21 at 00:23
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way below expectations (5^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 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	31.9% Below average	Memory 43.4 1-Core 22.1 2-Core 89 30% 51.5 Pts	4-Core 120 8-Core 119 16% 119 Pts	64-Core 133 8% 133 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11D7) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	2.59% Terrible	Lighting 3 Reflection 35.3 Parallax 2.4 2% 13.6 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 3.3 Splatting 3.3 3% 3.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.59% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GB 7,907 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 113 47 51 91 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 353 Write 68 Mixed 124 SusWrite 96.6 35% 160 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 25.7 90% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 29.2 DQ Write 83.6 DQ Mixed 36.6 34% 49.8 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 96%
Samsung PSSD T7 1TB 2,443 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 576GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 257 287 304 264 277 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39% Below average	Read 214 Write 270 Mixed 236 SusWrite 279 57% 250 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 11.4 40% 11.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21.1 DQ Write 20 DQ Mixed 26.8 18% 22.6 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 96%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 197GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 56 57 55 62 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 80.1 Write 64.1 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 53.3 41% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GS6AFR8N-TF 2x8GB 55,289 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 12.4 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 17.8 47% 16.4 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 10.1 SC Mixed 8.1 23% 8.07 GB/s	Latency 187 21% 187 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 76%

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

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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	857x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	285x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	625x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	412x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	154x

SSD
RBU-SNS8152S3256GG5 256GBKingstonBench 79%, 7,907 samples	127x
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	76x
RBU-SNS8152S3128GG6 128GBKingstonBench 72%, 2,263 samples	48x

RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	180x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	117x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	98x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16