MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.9% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 233 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 718 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 719 44% 719 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB; GTX 1080 SEA HAWK X CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 62.7 Parallax 51.2 45% 56.2 fps	MRender 78.1 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 70.9 56% 67.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 143 91 83 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 486 Write 451 Mixed 180 SusWrite 141 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 39.1 139% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 161 135% 202 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 413GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 465 479 485 441 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 491 Mixed 462 SusWrite 436 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63.3 218% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 362 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 731GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 169 170 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 154 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 170 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%
102 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 9GB free, PID fafa Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	6.98% Terrible	Read 17.8 Write 3.7 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 14.1 14% 11.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.98% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 28.9 86% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 108%

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Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

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 $109Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $454

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	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