MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	30.6% 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	72.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 04 '20 at 10:18
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 422 57% 424 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.6% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 33.7 32% 38.3 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 31.8 Splatting 33 28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 96 104 99 98 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 243 Write 146 Mixed 198 SusWrite 97.5 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.7 165% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 122 95% 130 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 73%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 218GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 97 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 90.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 96.4 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 69%
WD WD2000JD-00HBB0 200GB 2,211 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 186GB free Firmware: 08.02D08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 52.3 Write 55.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 54.6 36% 48.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 242GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 127 129 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 145 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 127 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 25.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.8 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 99%

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16