MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	324% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 07:09
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 781 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 65.3 61% 71.5 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 71.5 57% 69.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 654 642 658 639 641 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,592 Write 2,339 Mixed 1,274 SusWrite 691 384% 1,724 MB/s	4K Read 70.8 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 99.8 342% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,713 DQ Write 1,540 DQ Mixed 1,569 1,193% 1,608 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 340%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 205GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 449 431 406 436 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 450 Mixed 425 SusWrite 426 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.8 209% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 295 241% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 295GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 148 151 151 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 144 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 151 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 31.1 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 33.1 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

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

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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	330x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	173x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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