MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.9% 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)
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.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160222
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 07:57
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 135 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 747 74% 606 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341A) CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.9% Average	Lighting 47.9 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 63.1 39% 60.1 fps	MRender 70.3 Gravity 46.3 Splatting 58.5 48% 58.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 502 Write 488 Mixed 344 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.2 197% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 338 261% 355 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 351GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 147 150 149 154 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 104 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 148 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 317GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 98 98 99 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 106 SusWrite 97.4 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 85%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 64GB-$11 783 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 58GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9.7 12 12 12 11 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 90.3 Write 14.5 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 11.4 42% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.2 148% 3.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB 17,846 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 23.9 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 86%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	120x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 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	37x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $440

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 $40	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