MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics87% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateOct 23 '17 at 10:49
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 83.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 166
73% 122 Pts
4-Core 350
8-Core 598
58% 474 Pts
64-Core 601
37% 601 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8792
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 123
Parallax 94.3
90% 109 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 96
Splatting 104
82% 98.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 87%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 35% Great: 73%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
398GB free
Firmware: JA0OA7J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 72.2
Write 73.8
Mixed 73.8
55% 73.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.38
4K Mixed 0.19
69% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
42.7% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 12.1
40% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 14.5
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-179C Builds (Compare 495 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI MS-179C

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