MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	284% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '20 at 15:52
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 829 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 927 624 594 573 589 594 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,522 Write 2,236 Mixed 1,601 SusWrite 650 391% 1,752 MB/s	4K Read 60.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 83.4 282% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,347 DQ Write 1,154 DQ Mixed 1,221 923% 1,241 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 123GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 487 488 489 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 479 Mixed 362 SusWrite 488 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.9 204% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 331 257% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
Seagate 600 240GB-$215 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 83GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 370 384 380 411 380 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 439 Mixed 335 SusWrite 385 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 38 144% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 252 213% 311 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 184 181 184 185 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 154 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 181 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 26.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 104%

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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%

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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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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