MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive168% 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.
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)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '18 at 01:16
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 (99th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 83.4
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 202
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 581
58% 472 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9077
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 111
Parallax 87.5
84% 101 fps
MRender 86.4
Gravity 87
Splatting 95.2
74% 89.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 1,439
Write 606
Mixed 701
200% 915 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 53.9
199% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 394
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 117
130% 226 MB/s
Poor: 108%
This bench: 168%
Great: 234%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
381GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 107
Mixed 108
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.55
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59%
Great: 75%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9
13GB free, PID 1666
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
10.1% Very poor
Read 22.1
Write 15.5
Mixed 16.6
22% 18.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.59
4K Write 0.69
4K Mixed 0.62
65% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 10.1%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
43.1% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 12.7
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 13.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.1%
Great: 45%

 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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