MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 16:42
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

Watch Gameplay: 1050-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$115 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Memory 76.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 201 74% 130 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 429 55% 415 Pts	64-Core 450 28% 450 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D1) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 38.3 37% 38.5 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 36.4 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 157 115 88 100 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 491 Write 358 Mixed 316 SusWrite 127 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 11.9 110% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 194 161% 231 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 103%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 82GB free Firmware: SBFK61E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 342 102 102 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 463 Write 198 Mixed 318 SusWrite 190 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 39.2 146% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 202 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 169 148% 216 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 353GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 173 175 175 176 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 122 Mixed 81 SusWrite 175 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Backup+ SL 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 464GB free, PID ab20 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 19.5 Write 57.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 74.3 73% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.2% Below average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 12.7 SC Mixed 13.1 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 88 45% 88 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 80%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 371 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	121x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	100x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16