MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170309
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 21 '18 at 01:08
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 (96th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 198
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 569
55% 450 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 73%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 24.21.13.9836
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 122
Parallax 92.8
89% 108 fps
MRender 98.3
Gravity 94.6
Splatting 104
82% 99.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,056
Write 540
Mixed 626
163% 741 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 45
162% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 700
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 498
392% 549 MB/s
Poor: 91% Great: 176%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
313GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 104 106 106 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 100
Write 102
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 105
59% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 22.2
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.5
65% 22.8 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 74.6%
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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI MS-179C

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