MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 69%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics90.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170731
Uptime1 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '19 at 07:56
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User PAK-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 (76th percentile)
69% Good
Memory 77.2
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 176
67% 116 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 449
50% 391 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 21.21.13.7620
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 96.2
Parallax 87.3
80% 94 fps
MRender 248
Gravity 85.4
Splatting 96.5
111% 143 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 810
Write 449
Mixed 198
106% 485 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 34.8
102% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 398
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 330
240% 317 MB/s
Poor: 91% Great: 176%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
689GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 105 100 99 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
59.2% Above average
Read 104
Write 99
Mixed 32
SusWrite 102
61% 84.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.2%
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 (8th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.6% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 11.7
MC Mixed 11.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.3
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.6%
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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