MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.9% 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	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 21:13
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 66 1-Core 66.2 2-Core 141 53% 91.1 Pts	4-Core 225 8-Core 218 30% 221 Pts	64-Core 198 12% 198 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 20.1 Reflection 29 Parallax 19.5 16% 22.9 fps	MRender 151 Gravity 30.9 Splatting 32 53% 71.3 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 115 75 69 62 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 320 Write 314 Mixed 250 SusWrite 97.9 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 31.7 105% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 302 230% 312 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 114%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 331GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 263 271 386 433 428 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 304 Write 257 Mixed 288 SusWrite 332 67% 295 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 26.5 93% 34.3 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 306 231% 308 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 121%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB 12,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 311GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 106 104 107 107 106 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 108 Write 95 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 103 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 77%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 691GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 102 100 104 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 93 Write 76.5 Mixed 75.9 SusWrite 101 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.6% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 16.6 MC Mixed 14.3 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 85%

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

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	120x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	100x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	37x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16