MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.6% 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	119% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 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	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '20 at 01:53
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 163 2-Core 325 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 651 87% 650 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% Sapphire(1DA2 E411) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 101 Parallax 198 98% 140 fps	MRender 97.5 Gravity 110 Splatting 139 97% 116 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 473 479 486 486 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 491 Mixed 291 SusWrite 481 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 44.5 174% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 163 174% 289 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 198GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 490 491 493 493 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 496 Mixed 404 SusWrite 491 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 49.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 69 233% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 364 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 44.6 MC Mixed 31 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 20.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 42.7 94% 42.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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 369 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 $130Bench 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	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 $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $488

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16