MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	8.24% 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	215% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '18 at 17:19
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 867 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 94%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GeForce GT 620 17,163 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Gigabyte(1458 3547) 1GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	2.68% Terrible	Lighting 3.47 Reflection 3.92 Parallax 3.5 3% 3.63 fps	MRender 2.86 Gravity 4 Splatting 2.22 2% 3.02 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 2.68% Great: 3%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B54) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.24% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12.4 Parallax 8.72 7% 9.92 fps	MRender 12.4 Gravity 7.63 Splatting 16.9 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.24% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,861 Write 1,073 Mixed 1,140 300% 1,358 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 44.6 195% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 511 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 158 173% 299 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 6TB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 228 Write 169 Mixed 205 152% 201 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 2.91 4K Mixed 0.28 101% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 293%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.8% Good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 20 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 97%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	330x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	72x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	55x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	50x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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