MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	105% 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.
Boot Drive	87.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 615 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 5390) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 149 Parallax 135 113% 141 fps	MRender 99.8 Gravity 146 Splatting 102 94% 116 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 225 199 57 60 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 422 Write 403 Mixed 358 SusWrite 164 76% 337 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 43.8 141% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 348 264% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 149 147 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 143 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 148 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4 2x8GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 16.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 14.2 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 1,359 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

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Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	334x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	65x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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	51x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16