MSI MS-179C

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.87% 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	76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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.

System	Micro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-179C (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170731
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '17 at 12:01
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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)	77.8% Very good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 216 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 596 60% 487 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 77.8% 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 Ver. 22.20.16.4708 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.87% Terrible	Lighting 7.17 Reflection 115 Parallax 6.75 6% 42.8 fps	MRender 9.86 Gravity 6.4 Splatting 14.7 9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.87% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 54 197569085483 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 195642851 (F7) Unknown 100 100 6141919 (F8) Unknown 100 100 671498 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1929 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	76.1% Very good	Read 477 Write 318 Mixed 332 83% 376 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 23.8 109% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 14.2 39% 77.2 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 98%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB 40,802 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 772GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 195 193 1208 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 63 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 30 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 214 (C2) HDA temperature 110 101 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	71.6% Very good	Read 145 Write 104 Mixed 104 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.89 4K Mixed 0.35 159% 1.61 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 72%
SanDisk Ultra 124GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 112GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 148 Write 102 Mixed 118 151% 123 MB/s	4K Read 4.07 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.97 131% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 2x16GB 3,102 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 2 slots used 32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 26.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 84%

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Gaming 46%

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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	494x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	263x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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