MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 16 '18 at 20:26
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 252
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 712
73% 588 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
Gigabyte(1458 3628) 3GB
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Lighting 74.4
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 90.9
61% 78.6 fps
MRender 81.7
Gravity 81.5
Splatting 51.8
57% 71.7 fps
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Read 152
Write 151
Mixed 141
111% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.02
4K Write 2.44
4K Mixed 0.34
126% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 109%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB
15GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
25.6% Poor
Read 119
Write 15.4
Mixed 29.2
50% 54.6 MB/s
4K Read 6.07
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.81
88% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 25.6%
Great: 33%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 10.7
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $454
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HDDRAMUSB
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