MSI MS-179C

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	7.2% 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 Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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 GE72MVR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-179C (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '18 at 13:49
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 164 72% 121 Pts	4-Core 327 8-Core 604 56% 465 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11DE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.2% Terrible	Lighting 7.67 Reflection 113 Parallax 6.81 6% 42.4 fps	MRender 10.2 Gravity 6.37 Splatting 15 9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.2% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 536GB free Firmware: M3CR010 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 74 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 91 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 0 0 37 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 49 219043332131 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1675339379 (F7) Unknown 100 100 26752916 (F8) Unknown 100 100 9529349
Poor: 75% Great: 125%
Samsung MZNLN512HMJP-00000 512GB 1,619 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV2100Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 100 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 163 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 2 (AE) Unknown 99 99 2 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1640 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 49 43 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 16749252 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1362 (F2) Unknown 99 99 1896 (F9) Unknown 99 99 1362	103% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 495 Mixed 508 113% 504 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 32.5 163% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 44.7 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 31.8 39% 66.5 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
Asmt 2115 256GB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 157GB free Firmware: 0 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 411 Write 88.1 Mixed 153 47% 217 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 13.3 81% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 48.1 50% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 71%
SABRENT 1TB 2,168 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 896GB free Firmware: 0204 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 134 Mixed 119 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.21 80% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 71,691 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 23.2 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 79%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 38%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-179C

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	495x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	264x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	231x

SSD
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	152x
TOSHIBA 128GBThnsn5128gpu7Bench 139%, 3,510 samples	40x
MZNLN512HMJP-00000 512GBSamsungBench 101%, 1,619 samples	17x

RAM
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 42%, 4,184 samples	72x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	71x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	49x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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