MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateNov 19 '19 at 13:11
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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)
79.5% Very good
Memory 88.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 211
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 601
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.4120
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.3% Very good
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 116
Parallax 97.4
81% 104 fps
MRender 55.7
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 97.9
56% 64.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Thnsn5128gpu7 TOSHIBA 128GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,160
Write 518
Mixed 657
171% 778 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 60.4
194% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 689
DQ Write 544
DQ Mixed 504
408% 579 MB/s
Poor: 91% Great: 176%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
539GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 112 114 113 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 110
Write 124
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 112
66% 92.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 9905712-034.A00G 32GB
2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
79.6% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 81%

 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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