MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7972
Motherboard	MSI Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) (all builds)
Memory	31.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160517
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 20:53
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$125 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 112 2-Core 227 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 439 58% 433 Pts	64-Core 428 26% 428 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 77.5 Parallax 67.6 0% 48.4 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 71.9 Splatting 70.2 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 86 88 87 88 87 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	9.35% Terrible	Read 84.2 Write 38.6 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 84.1 14% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 3% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 9.35% Great: 100%
Liteonit LAT-256M3S 256GB 575 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 238GB free Firmware: VBA2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 343 345 344 343 345 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 419 Write 344 Mixed 255 SusWrite 344 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 34 128% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 159 147% 227 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 732GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 75 56 73 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 109 Write 103 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 63.5 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 176 174 176 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 85.2 Write 137 Mixed 55.9 SusWrite 176 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1 271% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 113%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 29GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 151 159 166 159 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 115 Write 118 Mixed 112 SusWrite 156 174% 125 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 65%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2TB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 116 118 116 118 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 141 Mixed 130 SusWrite 117 174% 124 MB/s	4K Read 4.7 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/16G KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C16/16G KHX2666C15D4/8G 48GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 30.5 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

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Typical Z170M MORTAR (MS-7972) Builds (Compare 370 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	121x
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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	24x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16