MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	28.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	226% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '18 at 07:12
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 313 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 629 8-Core 518 79% 574 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 1852 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 33.3 Reflection 38.5 Parallax 31.2 27% 34.3 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 33.3 Splatting 39.9 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 549GB free Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 433 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 81 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 49 219044446243 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2947881770 (F7) Unknown 100 100 92190729 (F8) Unknown 100 100 36630218 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4404 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	69% Good	Read 484 Write 258 Mixed 321 78% 355 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 16 107% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 94.4 DQ Mixed 40.7 37% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 257GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 703 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 164 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 48 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 8 (F1) Unknown 99 99 4971852871	115% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 414 Mixed 425 100% 452 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 48.1 192% 69 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 121 123% 195 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,045 Write 1,342 Mixed 1,210 338% 1,532 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 29.8 200% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 61.4 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 30.1 47% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 30.7 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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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	329x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	295x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	172x

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 $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