MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	81.7% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	52.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '24 at 05:55
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$186 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 82.6 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 749 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 933 58% 933 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$266 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3658) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 546.65 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 130 Parallax 127 114% 132 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 98.4 Splatting 96.5 89% 111 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow KC400 256GB-$48 2,939 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 295 194 233 207 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 475 Write 443 Mixed 310 SusWrite 221 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 31.7 111% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 68.6 123% 244 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 110%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 217GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 275 281 286 297 298 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 356 Write 326 Mixed 283 SusWrite 285 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 35.6 121% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 142 134% 207 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 116%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 90GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 134 137 133 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 150 Write 130 Mixed 105 SusWrite 136 29% 130 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 8.2 4K Mixed 0.7 10% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 0.9 2% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 23%
WD Blue SN570 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 51,051 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 496GB free Firmware: 234100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1417 556 561 572 560 568 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1829 Write 1,841 Mixed 1,541 SusWrite 706 332% 1,479 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 56.8 190% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 771 DQ Write 536 DQ Mixed 676 499% 661 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 300%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 33GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 95 95 100 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 98.5 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 109%
Kingston SKC400S37256G 2TB 196GB free Firmware: JT000U SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 96 99 101 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 131 Write 128 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 99.2 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 229% 2.53 MB/s

Marshal MAL22000SA-T54 2TB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 322GB free Firmware: JT000U SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 79 78 79 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 126 Write 107 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 80 66% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.6 232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 80%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 108 106 106 108 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 85.6 Write 86.2 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 107 114% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 106 106 107 104 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 116 Write 103 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 106 127% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.7 241% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1.5TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 97 96 96 97 96 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 96.6 Write 96.9 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 96.3 116% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 4x16GB 74 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.7 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 85%

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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: 0P 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	22	1	120	27"	1280 720	MSI4CB5 MSI G272

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Typical Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) Builds (Compare 1,369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	336x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	297x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	175x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	128x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	99x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	65x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	74x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	56x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	51x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $365

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16