MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	9.46% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	94.2% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '17 at 04:39
Run Duration	479 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 259 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 517 69% 517 Pts	64-Core 512 32% 512 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112 69,673 User benchmarks, average bench 8% PNY(196E 0974) 2GB CLim: 1058 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	9.46% Terrible	Lighting 10.9 Reflection 10.4 Parallax 12.1 9% 11.1 fps	MRender 13.5 Gravity 12.1 Splatting 13.3 11% 13 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.46% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2046 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1278 (B1) Unknown 98 98 28 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 51 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 98 98 1153 (EB) Unknown 99 99 419 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10040653925	94.2% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 406 Mixed 415 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 26.7 155% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 47.7 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 26.3 35% 60.4 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 54GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 145 Write 79.5 Mixed 99.7 128% 108 MB/s	4K Read 5.16 4K Write 1.73 4K Mixed 1.27 121% 2.72 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 39%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 1,760 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 28GB free, PID null, G-TING 64GB IOS DRIVE Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	5.2% Terrible	Read 7.77 Write 4.66 Mixed 5.8 7% 6.08 MB/s	4K Read 2.18 4K Write 0.83 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.2% Great: 22%
SanDisk Ultra Backup 16GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 0GB free, PID 5535 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	8.07% Terrible	Read 26 Write 10.7 Mixed 17 21% 17.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.24 4K Write 0.006 4K Mixed 0.01 31% 2.75 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.07% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-2400 CL16 4GB 2x4GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 21.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 23.5 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 87%

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

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Typical Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) - $128

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	182x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	112x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	41x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	69x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	33x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	17x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	15x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16