MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 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.

System	Micro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-179C (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180212
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '19 at 06:20
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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)	77.3% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 204 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 363 8-Core 584 58% 473 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.3% 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 Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4166 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.2% Very good	Lighting 95.3 Reflection 106 Parallax 82.6 78% 94.7 fps	MRender 87 Gravity 86.4 Splatting 93.1 73% 88.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 11,069 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,724 Write 748 Mixed 573 221% 1,015 MB/s	4K Read 55.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 70.3 239% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 890 DQ Write 752 DQ Mixed 704 560% 782 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 234%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 719GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 124 127 127 126 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	68% Good	Read 112 Write 96.3 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 125 64% 88.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 75%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 390GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 39 40 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	20.5% Poor	Read 35.5 Write 35.2 Mixed 31 SusWrite 38.6 48% 35.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 20.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GB 36,753 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	43.4% Average	MC Read 15.3 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 12.6 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 45%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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