MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	22.1% 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	80.2% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '18 at 07:26
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8500-$174 43,089 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 760 79% 636 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2877) 2GB CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Lighting 25.9 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 32 21% 27.5 fps	MRender 33.9 Gravity 30.4 Splatting 25.7 24% 30 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 127GB 2,962 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0810B SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 142 143 143 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 503 Write 143 Mixed 197 SusWrite 142 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.8 136% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 150 125% 184 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 89%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 427GB free Firmware: 18.01H18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 121 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 120 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8266.C8FD1 2x8GB 2,310 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 25.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 27.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 94%

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Typical Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) Builds (Compare 1,352 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	329x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	172x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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