MSI MS-1794

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 8% 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.89% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	135% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star GE72 6QF
Motherboard	MSI MS-1794 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160725
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '17 at 17:36
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

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 i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 87.1 2-Core 166 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 506 50% 409 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.4% 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 116E) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	1.89% Terrible	Lighting 1.97 Reflection 37.8 Parallax 1.81 2% 13.8 fps	MRender 2.95 Gravity 1.73 Splatting 3.91 2% 2.87 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.89% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,354 Write 570 Mixed 806 200% 910 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 22.2 126% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 20 66% 141 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 157%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 88GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 119 119 98784247810 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 915 (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 92 92 3758 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 469 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 88 88 121814 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 253403856938 (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	46.9% Average	Read 77.3 Write 86.1 Mixed 83.1 62% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.33 4K Mixed 0.17 67% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A1K43BB0-CPB Micron 8ATF1G64HZ-2G1A1 16GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.5% Above average	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 18.9 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 17.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 71%

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 57%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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