MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.09% 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 Drive157% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170731
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 18 '18 at 20:53
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 above expectations (69th percentile)
67.8% Good
Memory 68.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 204
71% 127 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 558
57% 459 Pts
64-Core 555
34% 555 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11DE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.09% Terrible
Lighting 7.63
Reflection 115
Parallax 7.34
6% 43.2 fps
MRender 8.19
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 15.1
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.09%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 1,644
Write 595
Mixed 620
207% 953 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 29.6
174% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 45.3
DQ Write 145
DQ Mixed 27.4
40% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 157%
Great: 176%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
898GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
66% Good
Read 118
Write 112
Mixed 111
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.17
64% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 66%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.6% Below average
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.4
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.2
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 11.3
30% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 35.6%
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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