MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). 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	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 00:18
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$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 (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 257 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 753 74% 608 Pts	64-Core 688 43% 688 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2790 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 158 Parallax 149 115% 149 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 142 Splatting 114 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L3 SSD 240GB 463 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM00.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 185 190 190 176 1.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 398 Mixed 366 SusWrite 162 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 39.1 157% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 218 198% 303 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 99%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 96 97 98 96 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 120 Write 115 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 96.9 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 921GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 117 116 119 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 135 Write 119 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 116 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 84%
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 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 40.3 Write 40 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 40.4 48% 35.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 73% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.7% 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	72.5% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 19.2 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.5% 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 370 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 $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 $125	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 $44	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