MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Infinite X(MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 10:53
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 273 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 844 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,047 65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 328B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.6 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 65.8 60% 71.7 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 71.8 58% 70.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 801 Write 505 Mixed 540 136% 615 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 47.2 167% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 547 DQ Mixed 319 269% 380 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 914GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 196 197 192 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 190 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 198 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB 1,032 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21.2 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 82%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) Builds (Compare 1,352 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

Yacht

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	329x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	172x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	64x
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	50x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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