MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.1% 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	79.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1024x768x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '17 at 11:23
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 534 71% 533 Pts	64-Core 533 33% 533 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Gigabyte(1458 2272) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 16.12.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 35.6 Parallax 47.3 32% 40.8 fps	MRender 31.3 Gravity 32.8 Splatting 40.2 29% 34.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 42GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 3693326 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -71270687308866 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 52 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 62 60133605403 (C2) HDA temperature 27 62 60133605403 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3693326 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3693326 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3693326 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3098 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2289 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2289 (F2) Unknown 0 0 2544	57.6% Above average	Read 431 Write 74.9 Mixed 126 45% 211 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 18.1 108% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 76.7 DQ Mixed 10.3 30% 65.5 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 69%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 9908 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2424 (B1) Unknown 96 96 46 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 48 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 4 (EB) Unknown 99 99 494 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14073077045	79.2% Very good	Read 489 Write 343 Mixed 336 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 18.5 111% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 41.6 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 18.4 51% 101 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 108%
ADATA CH11 1TB 809 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 310GB free, PID a11a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 80.2 Write 68.8 Mixed 78.8 97% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.2 64% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 43%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 10GB free, PID 5591, Sandisk ultra 16gb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 130 Write 40.5 Mixed 58.7 82% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.65 4K Write 2.86 4K Mixed 1.57 172% 3.36 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3466 C16 2x4GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 47.4 MC Mixed 33.1 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 47.9 SC Mixed 32.7 99% 34.6 GB/s	Latency 46.5 86% 46.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $109Bench 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: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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