MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.2% 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	71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '16 at 21:34
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	7%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 88.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 238 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 654 70% 558 Pts	64-Core 652 40% 652 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.95 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 110 Parallax 93.5 88% 104 fps	MRender 95.4 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 97.4 79% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^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 7 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 36 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 68 137440002080 (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 233973827 (F7) Unknown 100 100 7351614 (F8) Unknown 100 100 797176 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1254 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	71.6% Very good	Read 479 Write 329 Mixed 335 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 73.3 4K Mixed 13.7 93% 37.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.5 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 13.7 42% 85.2 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 95%
SAMSUNG HM320II 320GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 131GB free, PID 102a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 42.5 Mixed 18.8 41% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.33 74% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB 1,305 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 99%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 369 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	120x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	100x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	27x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	11x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16