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 as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	76.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). 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	9.9 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 18:06
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (57^th 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 244 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 652 67% 541 Pts	64-Core 671 42% 671 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L3 SSD 240GB 463 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM00.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 176 183 166 172 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Read 412 Write 210 Mixed 262 SusWrite 179 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 21.1 128% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 145 142% 228 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 938GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 93 95 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 120 Write 111 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 94 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$46 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 921GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 131 135 133 134 133 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 106 Write 74 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 134 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69% 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: 11 8.3 9.1 9.5 9.2 9 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	28.4% Poor	Read 154 Write 12.7 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 9.3 41% 48.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.3 98% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 28.4% 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 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 40 Write 40.2 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 40.2 48% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 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 below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.9% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.8 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 95%

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

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Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 372 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	101x
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 $76Bench 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

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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