MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics76.5% 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 Drive70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170419
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 08:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 above expectations (60th percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 76.3
1-Core 95.1
2-Core 157
65% 109 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 536
51% 420 Pts
64-Core 574
36% 574 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11DE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
4.76% Terrible
Lighting 6.93
Reflection 9.62
Parallax 6.22
6% 7.59 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 0.09
3% 4.23 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.76%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.5% Very good
Lighting 98.1
Reflection 118
Parallax 60.5
80% 92.1 fps
MRender 86.9
Gravity 92.9
Splatting 78
70% 85.9 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV2100Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 176 172 159 144 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
70% Very good
Read 427
Write 299
Mixed 260
SusWrite 172
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 19.4
96% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 345
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 339
249% 326 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70%
Great: 116%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
911GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 119 118 118 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 134
Write 134
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 118
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.4%
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 (24th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.9% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 11.9
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 10.2
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 87.7
46% 87.7 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 38.9%
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 496 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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