MSI MS-179C

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.13% 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	80.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 49% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star GP72MVR 7RGX
Motherboard	MSI MS-179C (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180212
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '19 at 21:42
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	49%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Memory 74.1 1-Core 38.7 2-Core 77.4 42% 63.4 Pts	4-Core 149 8-Core 283 26% 216 Pts	64-Core 284 18% 284 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 50.7% 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.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.13% Terrible	Lighting 6.97 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 7.44 6% 8.65 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.17 Splatting 15.8 10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.13% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB 10,917 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAV2100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 168 173 161 159 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 462 Write 424 Mixed 360 SusWrite 178 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 50 4K Mixed 36.8 116% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 309 236% 318 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 116%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 813GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 135 132 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 134 Write 131 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 133 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 859B BLS16G4S240FSD.16FBD 32GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 92.2 43% 92.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 46%

Yacht

Desktop 70%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16