MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 04:41
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 82.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 786 74% 615 Pts	64-Core 988 61% 988 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Zotac(19DA 3511) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 126 Parallax 127 112% 130 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 130 Splatting 103 108% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 580ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 330 Write 264 Mixed 279 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 33.9 132% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 240 184% 251 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 346GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,665 Write 1,563 Mixed 788 297% 1,339 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 51 192% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 1,081 DQ Mixed 822 684% 980 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 758GB free Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 151 Write 134 Mixed 68.2 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 15.9 68% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 82.4 DQ Write 96.2 DQ Mixed 31.8 40% 70.1 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 107%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 13.2 Write 21 Mixed 31.3 17% 21.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.2 84% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 64%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0304 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 29 Write 65.2 Mixed 15 27% 36.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.3 84% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 65%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 197GB free Firmware: 0108 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 6.5 Write 7.7 Mixed 8 6% 7.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 180GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 56.8 Write 61 Mixed 42.5 68% 53.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 23.1 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 20.8 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 76.5 52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 96%

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Typical Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) Builds (Compare 1,352 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

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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	329x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	172x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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