MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '19 at 16:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU5%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 204
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 542
55% 446 Pts
64-Core 525
32% 525 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9901
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 117
Parallax 101
89% 109 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 93.9
Splatting 104
81% 98.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,415
Write 1,473
Mixed 1239
376% 1,709 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 83.7
289% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 1,040
DQ Mixed 1,010
759% 1,009 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
53GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 101 100 96 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 76
Write 73.7
Mixed 18
SusWrite 99.8
48% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.5%
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)
43.7% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 12.5
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-179C Builds (Compare 497 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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