MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics120% 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 Drive97% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime1 Days
Run DateNov 24 '18 at 19:47
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 95.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 244
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 684
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 670
42% 670 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 207
Parallax 198
150% 196 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 187
Splatting 0.13
77% 106 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
483GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 198 162 162 167 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
97% Outstanding
Read 437
Write 439
Mixed 196
SusWrite 198
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 45
173% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 143
156% 265 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 97%
Great: 107%
Mushkin MKNSSDRE960GB 960GB
565GB free
Firmware: P1003B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 393 397 400 405 401 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 410
Mixed 317
SusWrite 396
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 17.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 30.2
126% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 269
DQ Mixed 221
177% 246 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94%
Great: 95%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
621GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 117 117 119 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 95.7
SusWrite 117
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 34.6
MC Mixed 28.1
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 24.3
74% 25.9 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 106%

 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 368 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: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $440
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