MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.2% 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 Drive124% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7972
MotherboardMSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 05 '21 at 10:16
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
99% 181 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 578
78% 584 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 109
Parallax 101
85% 104 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 101
Splatting 97.9
80% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 317 246 194 239 274 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 493
Mixed 410
SusWrite 265
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 49.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 65.8
228% 81.8 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 358
270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA632 1TB-$109
296GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 106 106 105 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 122
Write 117
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 105
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 04EF TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 16GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 23.9
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 33.2
SC Mixed 23.9
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 60.8
66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 368 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) - $89

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $454
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HDDRAMUSB
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