MSI MS-179E

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics51.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive216% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star GV72 8RE
MotherboardMSI MS-179E  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190522
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateOct 14 '21 at 20:01
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.1
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 809
81% 658 Pts
64-Core 1,033
64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 1224) 3GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 30.0.14.9613
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
51.2% Above average
Lighting 61.7
Reflection 73
Parallax 63.2
50% 66 fps
MRender 67.5
Gravity 62.8
Splatting 64.2
53% 64.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0118C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 809 565 510 518 517 522 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 1,375
Write 687
Mixed 933
SusWrite 573
198% 892 MB/s
4K Read 59.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 78.3
258% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 749
DQ Mixed 562
541% 868 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 216%
Great: 318%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
435GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 470 464 464 439 369 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 425
Mixed 396
SusWrite 444
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 52.7
152% 54.1 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 347
261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 110%
Great: 129%
Adata XPG EX500 1TB
640GB free
Firmware: 9303
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 166 161 160 160 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 116
Write 158
Mixed 101
SusWrite 161
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 22.4
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.3
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-179E Builds (Compare 235 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

Motherboard: MSI MS-179E

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