MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.08% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive141% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170731
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateDec 10 '17 at 01:21
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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)
77.2% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 563
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 597
37% 597 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
MSI(1462 11DE) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 22.20.16.4708
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
3.08% Terrible
Lighting 3.17
Reflection 113
Parallax 3.06
3% 39.7 fps
MRender 4.9
Gravity 2.9
Splatting 6.48
4% 4.76 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.08%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
141% Outstanding
Read 1,481
Write 446
Mixed 807
199% 912 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 65.3
4K Mixed 40.1
123% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 413
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 147
168% 290 MB/s
Poor: 91%
This bench: 141%
Great: 176%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
900GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 121
Write 116
Mixed 125
91% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.18
80% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
43.3% Average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.1
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-179C Builds (Compare 495 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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