MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95.5% 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	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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 14:22
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 89.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 444 59% 442 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 286 363 369 364 380 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 438 Mixed 293 SusWrite 358 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.1 154% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 179 149% 210 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 334GB free Firmware: DC4A SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 155 158 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 147 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 156 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 171 179 179 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 154 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 176 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
WD 1600BEV External 160GB 420 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 59GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 37.3 Write 37 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 41 47% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB 3,635 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.4% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 21.3 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 20.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 109%

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

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Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $89

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	120x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	100x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $489

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 $184	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