MSI MS-179C

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.5% 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 Drive319% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
MotherboardMSI MS-179C  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180222
Uptime22.6 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 19:11
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 (98th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 216
77% 137 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 593
59% 478 Pts
64-Core 592
37% 592 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 74%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070 (Mobile)
MSI(1462 11DE) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 27.21.14.5148
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.5% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 111
Parallax 93.1
82% 102 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 86.7
Splatting 96
75% 91.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB-$185
457GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 1293 1279 1537 1557 1590 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
319% Outstanding
Read 2,421
Write 1,614
Mixed 1,340
SusWrite 1,411
378% 1,697 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 82.3
284% 99.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,165
DQ Write 996
DQ Mixed 1073
806% 1,078 MB/s
Poor: 129%
This bench: 319%
Great: 354%
SSD 480GB
367GB free
Firmware: SAFM13.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 212 364 380 375 377 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 417
Mixed 363
SusWrite 343
89% 396 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 89.7
4K Mixed 39.8
147% 53.9 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 195
182% 282 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 99%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
44.4% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 12.9
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 14.9
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.4%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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