MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.7% 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	21% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171204
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 16:48
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 130 2-Core 246 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 658 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 689 43% 689 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.7% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 46.7 Parallax 57.1 34% 48.7 fps	MRender 45.8 Gravity 42.8 Splatting 32.6 32% 40.4 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung PB22-JS3 FDE 2.5" 128GB 813 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: VBM9LD1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 11 25 45 32 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 196 Write 41.1 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 31.1 19% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 3.9 40% 9.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 32%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 123GB 4,404 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 19GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 16.1 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 15.2 28% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.9 195% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE 2x8GB 9,262 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 23.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 25 75% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 27: 2R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
27%	18%	74	196	21	60	32"	1280 960	LQL0000

History: Score 23: 2R 3G 4B | Score 22: 1R 4G 5B | Score 27: 2R 3G 8B

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Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $81Bench 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	37x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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