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MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

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Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
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Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime8.4 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '19 at 05:33
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 99.3
2-Core 210
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 404
48% 368 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 75.2%
 Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 255 190 183 178 191 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 347
Write 397
Mixed 368
SusWrite 222
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 34
118% 42.8 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 181
149% 213 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑
This bench: 74.4%
 Great: 123%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
1GB free
Firmware: CC41
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 76.1
Write 155
Mixed 28.6
63% 86.6 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.7
318% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 112%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
464GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 88 89 88 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 93.2
Write 87.6
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 88.2
61% 82.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑
This bench: 52.1%
 Great: 69%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
6GB free
Firmware: CC44
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 67.8
Write 58.4
Mixed 46
43% 57.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
67.7% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.6
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 20.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑
This bench: 67.7%
 Great: 80%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 49%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $89

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples120x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples100x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples36x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples61x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples37x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples30x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples16x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $440
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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