MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.7% 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	70.4% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '22 at 01:09
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 111 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 402 55% 408 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.7% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 43.7 Parallax 39.4 33% 41 fps	MRender 37.2 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 34.2 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 291 284 285 295 296 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 423 Write 255 Mixed 200 SusWrite 286 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 12.9 92% 37.9 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 85 101% 172 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 84%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 183GB free Firmware: 1AC01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 103 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 89.6 Write 93.9 Mixed 58.1 SusWrite 103 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	69.9% Good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 21.7 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 19.8 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 80%

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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 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%

Yacht

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 $94Bench 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: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $440

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