MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	79.2% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '18 at 21:23
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 93.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 260 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 775 73% 603 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L3 SSD 240GB 463 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM00.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 189 173 188 186 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 478 Write 409 Mixed 360 SusWrite 197 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 28.9 110% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 216 192% 288 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 92 99 99 98 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 128 Write 113 Mixed 70 SusWrite 96.7 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 976GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 111 120 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 138 Write 112 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 118 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 105GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 37 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	20.1% Poor	Read 39.8 Write 40.5 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 39.8 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 22.3 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	121x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	100x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $85Bench 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 $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $491

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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