MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	77.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '16 at 09:36
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 706 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 709 44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.95 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 147 Parallax 126 118% 139 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 128 Splatting 102 92% 113 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1.5TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 133 Write 131 Mixed 94.4 27% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 8.12 4K Mixed 0.55 6% 3.06 MB/s	DQ Read 0.81 DQ Write 5.92 DQ Mixed 0.47 1% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 19%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 92 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 104 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 40 (A3) Unknown 100 100 212 (94) Unknown 100 100 14824 (95) Unknown 100 100 240 (96) Unknown 100 100 44 (97) Unknown 100 100 214 (A4) Unknown 100 100 5018 (A5) Unknown 100 100 28 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36439075389467 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 17117 (F2) Unknown 100 100 22920 (F5) Unknown 100 100 29637 (F6) Unknown 100 100 29648 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	77.9% Very good	Read 495 Write 239 Mixed 264 73% 333 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 24 110% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 18.6 73% 166 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 72 (03) Spinup time 128 128 21494169895 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 100 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 563 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 461 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 461 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 171799937056 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	76.5% Very good	Read 102 Write 165 Mixed 156 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.23 103% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GB 9,797 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 24.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 24.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 95%

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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 373 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $89

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	122x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	101x
Core i5-6500Intel $60Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	62x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	17x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x

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Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16