MSI MS-179B

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.55% 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 Drive98.5% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star GE72VR 7RF
MotherboardMSI MS-179B  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime18.2 Days
Run DateApr 12 '18 at 23:04
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 84.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 210
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 599
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11D7) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 7.07
Reflection 71.2
Parallax 6.75
6% 28.3 fps
MRender 7.14
Gravity 6.23
Splatting 14.3
8% 9.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G39MNC-3510A 256GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV2100Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
98.5% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 471
Mixed 488
109% 486 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 30.5
156% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 44.5
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 29.3
37% 63 MB/s
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
831GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
68.4% Good
Read 117
Write 121
Mixed 127
92% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 0.97
4K Mixed 0.2
65% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
43.9% Average
MC Read 15.8
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 13
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-179B Builds (Compare 1,200 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI MS-179B

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