MSI MAG Z390M MORTAR (MS-7C00)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	15.9% 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	110% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C00
Motherboard	MSI MAG Z390M MORTAR (MS-7C00) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201013
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '21 at 21:37
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9400F-$102 299,482 User benchmarks, average bench 85% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 258 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 732 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1705 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 472.12 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	15.9% Very poor	Lighting 3 Reflection 84.6 Parallax 84.7 2% 57.4 fps	MRender 0.2 Gravity 76.6 Splatting 66.9 42% 47.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 300 303 298 288 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 432 Mixed 378 SusWrite 301 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 54.2 183% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 352 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 124%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 452GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 117 118 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 123 Write 109 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 118 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 79%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 752GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 96 95 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 95.5 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 94.9 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB 4,604 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	42.9% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.6 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	144	24"	1280 720	BNQ7F31 BenQ XL2411Z

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Gaming 150%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 138%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390M MORTAR (MS-7C00)

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	291x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	200x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	169x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	133x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	97x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	81x

SSD
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsungBench 239%, 34,988 samples	47x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 217%, 80,540 samples	38x

RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples	69x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	59x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples	40x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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