MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 91.9%, 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 Drive84.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160122
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 20 '18 at 18:36
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 255
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 518
8-Core 517
69% 517 Pts
64-Core 515
32% 515 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.2% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 115
Parallax 108
84% 109 fps
MRender 98.6
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 101
81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
20GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 101 77 68 58 65 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 443
Write 268
Mixed 306
SusWrite 90.9
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 40
158% 63.7 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 158
152% 241 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
88GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 286 288 288 289 288 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 494
Mixed 414
SusWrite 301
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 50.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 69
238% 86 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 129%
Great: 124%
WD WD5000AACS-00G8B 1TB
292GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 133 134 135 134 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 139
Write 124
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 134
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2666C15-4GVR Kingston KHX2800C14D4/4GX 0420 F4-2666C15-4GVR 12GB
2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 24
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 22.6
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 74%

 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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