MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 16 '18 at 20:35
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 562
75% 559 Pts
64-Core 570
35% 570 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-$199
CLim: 1130 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70% Very good
Lighting 90.3
Reflection 62.7
Parallax 116
74% 89.7 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 85.1
Splatting 80.5
63% 76.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB-$105
606GB free
Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 493
Write 229
Mixed 276
73% 333 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 20.3
122% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 37.4
91% 195 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 168
Mixed 136
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 5.32
4K Mixed 0.64
196% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
79.4% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 23.2
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 58.7
68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $499
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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