MSI MS-179C

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.2% 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 Drive	117% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-179C (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 11:27
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	29%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th 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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 212 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 584 60% 482 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile) 73,882 User benchmarks, average bench 72% MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.2% Very good	Lighting 91.6 Reflection 113 Parallax 96.5 75% 100 fps	MRender 92.9 Gravity 88.4 Splatting 96.7 76% 92.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB 10,917 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV2100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 310 315 307 309 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 456 Mixed 374 SusWrite 316 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 58.2 203% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 336 256% 346 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 116%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 914GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 142 159 163 159 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 157 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 95%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 3.9 4 3.8 3.9 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	5.93% Terrible	Read 23.8 Write 5.5 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 3.9 10% 9.62 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 36% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 21.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 22.3 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 78%

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Desktop 70%

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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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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