MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	76.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180625
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '21 at 01:37
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 235 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 571 61% 485 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.4% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 135 116% 140 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 143 Splatting 0.2 62% 85.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 208 153 202 207 131 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	76.3% Very good	Read 282 Write 230 Mixed 209 SusWrite 190 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 75.5 4K Mixed 38.7 122% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 225 198% 299 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 111%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 124GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 405 409 338 260 253 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 411 Mixed 372 SusWrite 349 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 55.1 176% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 289 227% 313 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 134 134 137 135 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 12.2 Write 17.7 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 133 34% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 90%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 100GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 61 70 71 77 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 99 Write 108 Mixed 69 SusWrite 70.4 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 84%
V7 Data Drive 2.0 8GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 200f Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 16.7 Write 8.3 Mixed 4.5 10% 9.83 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 17% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.6 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 43: 5R 3G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	24%	70	269	173	60	21.5"	1920 1080	ACI22FA VE228

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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 $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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