MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.7% 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 Drive76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (34%). 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170309
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 06 '18 at 01:51
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 87.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 229
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 600
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 550
34% 550 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8871
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 114
Parallax 97.3
84% 105 fps
MRender 92.6
Gravity 89.6
Splatting 98.3
77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF180H6H 180GB
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF034N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 92 85 80 75 77 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 411
Write 295
Mixed 326
SusWrite 96.3
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 40.5
139% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 246
179% 236 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 76%
Great: 88%
Samsung HM500LI 500GB
326GB free
Firmware: 2TF00_00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 9.6 9.6 8 7.6 7.7 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
13.2% Very poor
Read 37.2
Write 7.7
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 8.7
12% 16.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.2
38% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.3% Very good
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 30.2
MC Mixed 22.3
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 78%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 38%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-179C

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