MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). 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	13.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '24 at 14:55
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 712 67% 556 Pts	64-Core 978 61% 978 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4073) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 126 Parallax 125 111% 129 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 102 Splatting 96.5 90% 113 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1420 Write 1,007 Mixed 722 232% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 64.9 214% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 857 DQ Write 689 DQ Mixed 758 571% 768 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 54GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 112 130 128 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 92.6 Write 59 Mixed 64.6 SusWrite 123 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 114%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 127GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 101 105 105 104 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 85 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 102 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston MSI24D4U7D8MD-16 2x16GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77.6% 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 39: 0P 3R 4G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	26%	74	194	13	100	34.1"	3440 1440	ACR0450 Acer X34

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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 $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