MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics84.9% 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 DriveThe 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.
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-7A69
MotherboardMSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171117
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 08 '18 at 01:59
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57% Above average
Memory 81.9
1-Core 60.9
2-Core 111
54% 84.6 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 260
27% 218 Pts
64-Core 240
15% 240 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 57%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.9% Excellent
Lighting 99.9
Reflection 117
Parallax 98.5
81% 105 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 103
92% 113 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 119 127 126 131 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 146
Write 136
Mixed 95.7
SusWrite 123
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
71.2% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 25.3
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 15.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $386
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