MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	84.2% 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	346% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B54
Motherboard	MSI Z370M MORTAR (MS-7B54) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '20 at 17:42
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 107% 195 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 930 99% 790 Pts	64-Core 959 59% 959 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B6) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 112 Parallax 111 88% 110 fps	MRender 92.9 Gravity 98.6 Splatting 91.5 77% 94.3 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A0S63C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1706 1107 1511 1633 520 1122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2598 Write 987 Mixed 134 SusWrite 1,266 273% 1,246 MB/s	4K Read 71.1 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 99.3 340% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,392 DQ Mixed 594 654% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 339%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 142 147 147 144 142 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 92GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 117 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 106 Write 105 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 118 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 109%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 903GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 104 116 112 112 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 126 Write 114 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 113 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 1x8GB 503 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 17 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 20.8 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 42 95% 42 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 69%

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Gaming 54%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 50%

Yacht

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 $269	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 $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