MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '19 at 17:12
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (47^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 81.1 1-Core 122 2-Core 257 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 774 74% 614 Pts	64-Core 932 58% 932 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 134 Parallax 113 84% 117 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 132 Splatting 93 86% 107 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 676GB free (System drive) Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 148 154 116 135 148 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 145 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 142 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 304GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 74 77 72 74 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 50.7 Write 79.5 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 72.6 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 170% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 90%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 403GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 103 98 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 76.8 Write 80 Mixed 31 SusWrite 101 98% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 44%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 9,084 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 129 134 129 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 141 Write 134 Mixed 20 SusWrite 130 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D26BFSB.16FBD 2x16GB 311 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 26.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 23.6 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 78.5 51% 78.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 94%

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Gaming 54%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	334x
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 $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	51x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16