MSI MS-179C

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.82% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	119% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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.

System	Micro-Star GE72MVR 7RG
Motherboard	MSI MS-179C (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170419
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 11:03
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 209 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 591 57% 471 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? MSI(1462 11DE) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.82% Terrible	Lighting 7.27 Reflection 107 Parallax 7.06 6% 40.6 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 6.27 Splatting 13.5 9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.82% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB 10,917 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV2100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 302 308 315 318 313 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 466 Mixed 365 SusWrite 324 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.4 207% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 348 262% 352 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 116%
Seagate ST1000LM049-2GH172 1TB 145,911 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 914GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 137 136 158 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 142 Write 150 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 152 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 95%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 14GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	6.14% Terrible	Read 24.3 Write 4.2 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 4.4 11% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.4 37% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.14% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GB 20,148 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.3 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 78%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 38%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-179C

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	495x

GPU
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	264x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	231x

SSD
MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GBSamsungBench 96%, 10,917 samples	152x
TOSHIBA 128GBThnsn5128gpu7Bench 139%, 3,510 samples	40x
MZNLN512HMJP-00000 512GBSamsungBench 101%, 1,619 samples	17x

RAM
MSI24D4S7D8MH-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 42%, 4,184 samples	72x
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples	71x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	49x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16