MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics165% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 218
85% 147 Pts
4-Core 417
8-Core 690
68% 553 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
165% Outstanding
Lighting 232
Reflection 220
Parallax 284
189% 245 fps
MRender 289
Gravity 220
Splatting 131
166% 213 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 165%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,963
Write 8,008
Mixed 8,158
1,800% 8,043 MB/s
4K Read 628
4K Write 368
4K Mixed 413
1,676% 470 MB/s
DQ Read 1,473
DQ Write 1,130
DQ Mixed 1,197
924% 1,267 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
675GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 117 118 118 113 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 125
Write 104
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 116
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 34.5
MC Mixed 27.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 27.6
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 56.4
71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $454
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HDDRAMUSB
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