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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	88.7% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 140 2-Core 259 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 752 71% 590 Pts	64-Core 553 34% 553 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% 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: 150 142 186 167 161 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 455 Write 360 Mixed 348 SusWrite 159 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 36.9 156% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 208 183% 273 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 938GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 100 99 100 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 134 Write 80 Mixed 65 SusWrite 98.4 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 921GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 135 135 136 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 121 Write 101 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 134 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 84%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB 4,598 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 3GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 9.4 9.5 9.1 9.2 8.4 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 75.5 Write 13.5 Mixed 22 SusWrite 9.2 30% 30 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.4 97% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 31%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 214GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 40 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 40 Write 39.8 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 40.4 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% 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 as expected (47^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.2 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 95%

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Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 373 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	122x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	101x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	62x
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 $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x

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

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $628

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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