MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.6% 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	90.6% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '24 at 16:41
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 86.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 757 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 923 57% 923 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3976) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.6% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 118 Parallax 123 106% 124 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 87.8 87% 109 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 339GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 396 402 417 430 412 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 382 Mixed 312 SusWrite 409 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 21.8 107% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 263 214% 300 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 712GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 422 422 444 452 451 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 474 Mixed 414 SusWrite 435 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 48.7 161% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 74GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 422 421 444 451 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 472 Mixed 361 SusWrite 435 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 47 158% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 332 256% 349 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 124%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 880GB free Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 422 421 444 451 451 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 454 Mixed 422 SusWrite 435 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 50.6 163% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 1,724 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	63.8% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 19.5 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 19.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 103%

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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	70	57	100	35"	1280 720	SPT0DB7 Sceptre C35

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Typical Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) Builds (Compare 1,354 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 54%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	330x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	64x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	33x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 74%, 24,860 samples	72x
MSI24D4U7S8MH-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 73%, 1,032 samples	55x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	50x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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