MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive256% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '18 at 20:53
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
66.8% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 83.9
2-Core 156
64% 108 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 440
44% 356 Pts
64-Core 492
30% 492 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.9135
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.6% Very good
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 113
Parallax 86.3
81% 99.6 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 88.8
Splatting 98.3
76% 92.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
465GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
41.4% Average
Read 470
Write 178
Mixed 243
65% 297 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 1.93
4K Mixed 1.8
44% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 41.4%
Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,635
Write 1,817
Mixed 1,987
476% 2,147 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 56
4K Mixed 31.9
118% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 77.1
DQ Write 77.7
DQ Mixed 26.4
34% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 256%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905630-039.A00G MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 32GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.3% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 25.8
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 21.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 82%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical MS-179C Builds (Compare 496 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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