MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.06% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	277% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190826
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '19 at 17:33
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ABW-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700-$250 79,875 User benchmarks, average bench 92% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,016 97% 799 Pts	64-Core 1,137 70% 1,137 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 65,338 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7B54) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.06% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.97 7% 9.7 fps	MRender 13.6 Gravity 7.57 Splatting 16.8 11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.06% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 886GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1451 1492 1501 1375 1397 1485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,495 Write 1,393 Mixed 1,080 SusWrite 1450 305% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 83.4 299% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 959 DQ Mixed 273 360% 638 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 187 185 184 186 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 250GB 809 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 28GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 14 18 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 33.5 Write 19.7 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 15.8 29% 23.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 2.2 111% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x16GB 2,830 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 30.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	333x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	98x

SSD
600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBIntel $49Bench 116%, 58,154 samples	65x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $137Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	34x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 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	51x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $359

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16