MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	77% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star Z370 Gaming Infinite X(MS-B916)
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 18:12
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$300 713,475 User benchmarks, average bench 90% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 206 80% 135 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 558 62% 478 Pts	64-Core 848 57% 848 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$138 1,295,591 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 109 Parallax 101 82% 104 fps	MRender 95.5 Gravity 101 Splatting 97.1 81% 97.8 fps
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$113 52,641 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 169 163 293 109 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 735 Write 542 Mixed 595 SusWrite 181 114% 513 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 19.3 81% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 326 232% 293 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 200%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$74 324,585 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 56GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 104 97 103 100 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 290 Write 150 Mixed 176 SusWrite 104 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 36.1 124% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 123 96% 131 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$71 497,716 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 181 176 175 175 176 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 0.5 Write 12.2 Mixed 37 SusWrite 176 41% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 114%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,028 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 928GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 39.1 Write 41.1 Mixed 27 SusWrite 40.7 27% 37 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GB 1,006 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18.4 49% 17 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 82%

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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	10	6	75	32"	1280 720	HPN3378 OMEN by HP 32

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Typical Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) Builds (Compare 2,264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 51%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 90%, 713,475 samples	474x
Core i7-8700Intel $320Bench 87%, 345,082 samples	449x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 91%, 254,647 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,449,936 samples	238x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,055,851 samples	209x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,295,591 samples	173x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $113Bench 119%, 52,641 samples	111x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $82Bench 267%, 367,775 samples	65x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 715,782 samples	47x

RAM
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,006 samples	116x
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 72%, 22,238 samples	97x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 80%, 558,010 samples	67x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16