MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	104% 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.

Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 01:44
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	77%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 324 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 638 85% 636 Pts	64-Core 624 39% 624 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Lighting 79 Reflection 78.5 Parallax 75.8 64% 77.8 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 72.6 Splatting 74.1 60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 246 243 233 229 225 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 283 Mixed 277 SusWrite 240 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 42.1 181% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 235 203% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 126%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB 28,774 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 466GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 135 138 135 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 138 Write 131 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 136 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 82%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 465GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 88.2 Write 87.8 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 89.7 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 49%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 731GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 76 77 76 77 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 59 SusWrite 76.6 112% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 9,293 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 28.1 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 28.2 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 87%

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

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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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 $269	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