MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% 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 Drive	112% 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	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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180517
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 20:24
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 868 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 879 54% 879 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 0974) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 70 Parallax 62.6 53% 65.8 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 55.5 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 125 114 111 107 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 366 Mixed 379 SusWrite 140 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 64.4 220% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 80GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 447 439 418 402 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 457 Mixed 364 SusWrite 428 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 67.9 232% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2666 C16 1x8GB-$85 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	49.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 16.2 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 54%

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

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

Gaming 54%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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