MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '19 at 14:50
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$130 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 125 2-Core 248 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 729 76% 611 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8708) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 140 Parallax 150 115% 144 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 124 Splatting 88.8 79% 97 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon IT LMT-128L9M 128GB 1,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: HM71201 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 486 Write 321 Mixed 274 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 43.2 159% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 188 169% 258 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 94%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 151GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 381 327 255 231 203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 489 Mixed 340 SusWrite 307 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 64.4 221% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 346 264% 357 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 27GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,524 Write 2,348 Mixed 1,419 466% 2,097 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 90 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,640 DQ Write 1,433 DQ Mixed 1,503 1,136% 1,525 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 136GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 101 141 106 101 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,452 Write 1,523 Mixed 1,074 SusWrite 219 238% 1067 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 80.9 285% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 638 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 271 345% 605 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 255%
Liteon IT LMT-128L9M 1TB 594GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 161 159 160 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 147 Write 126 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 160 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s

Hitachi HTS543225L9A300 250GB-$30 4,341 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 104GB free Firmware: FBEOC44C SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 47 46 46 47 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 35.3 Write 44 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 46.1 27% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 30.7 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 30.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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Typical Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) Builds (Compare 1,359 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $139Bench 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	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