MSI MS-179C

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.02% 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	114% 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.
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 49% 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '18 at 15:32
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Memory 73 1-Core 44.4 2-Core 85.1 44% 67.5 Pts	4-Core 158 8-Core 239 25% 198 Pts	64-Core 242 15% 242 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.9% 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. 21.20.16.4839 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.02% Terrible	Lighting 7.63 Reflection 51.8 Parallax 7.72 6% 22.4 fps	MRender 7.24 Gravity 6.47 Splatting 15.5 9% 9.73 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.02% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5128GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,421 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 484 362 243 191 197 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 951 Write 386 Mixed 533 SusWrite 318 121% 547 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 58.3 4K Mixed 43.2 134% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 532 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 406 278% 353 MB/s
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 279%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 891GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 115 115 115 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 114 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GB 4,184 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	41.9% Average	MC Read 15.4 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.2 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 45%

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

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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