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MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.21% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	70.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171204
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '23 at 18:36
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$166 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Memory 73 1-Core 127 2-Core 239 80% 146 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 639 67% 535 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7972) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2112 Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 4.1 Parallax 6.5 3% 4.83 fps	MRender 7.8 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 0.3 3% 4.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 236 81 71 70 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 342 Write 308 Mixed 294 SusWrite 135 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 32.2 109% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 213 190% 287 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 134%
H/W DISK 1 8TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 664GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15.6% Very poor	Read 53.9 Write 24.3 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 2.5 32% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.6% Great: 79%
H/W DISK 2 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 54GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 33 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Read 52.9 Write 33.6 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 34 47% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 53%
H/W DISK 3 8TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.3 2.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.5% Very poor	Read 34.2 Write 34.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 2.5 33% 25.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 120% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.5% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x16GB 1,705 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 9.1 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 5.9 18% 6.13 GB/s	Latency 94.7 42% 94.7 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 44%

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Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 404 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $60

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	134x
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	108x
Core i5-6500Intel $90Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	39x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	44x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	26x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $36Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $36Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $553

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