MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '19 at 23:21
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 137 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 921 89% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,140 70% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.1% Below average	Lighting 30.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.8 25% 43.5 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Team L5 3D 240GB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 301 291 293 293 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 414 Mixed 373 SusWrite 314 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 55.6 194% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 103 143% 263 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Dogfish 512G 512GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 215GB free Firmware: R0629A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1430 811 252 198 245 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,463 Write 643 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 533 206% 929 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 40.3 246% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 714 DQ Write 1,032 DQ Mixed 56.4 271% 601 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 197%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 888GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 188 187 188 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 179 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 187 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 24.6 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 28.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 88%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	332x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	65x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16