MSI MS-179C

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.95% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	271% 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.

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.

System	Micro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-179C (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 11:57
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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)	77.7% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 117 2-Core 223 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 603 60% 492 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11DE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.95% Terrible	Lighting 7.57 Reflection 111 Parallax 7.53 6% 42.1 fps	MRender 7.05 Gravity 6.87 Splatting 15.1 8% 9.67 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.95% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1645 1746 1418 1781 1771 1777 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,093 Write 1,606 Mixed 1,039 SusWrite 1,690 308% 1,357 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 78.5 279% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 757 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 938 683% 879 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 305%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 260GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 324 287 329 329 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 477 Write 338 Mixed 285 SusWrite 319 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 26.5 106% 37.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 66.4 DQ Mixed 90 73% 106 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GB 4,184 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 45%

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

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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 $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