MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	84% 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	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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '18 at 18:55
Run Duration	93 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 96 1-Core 111 2-Core 213 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 311 42% 310 Pts	64-Core 298 18% 298 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q 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 98 98 8686 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 628 (B1) Unknown 55 55 224 (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 61 40 39 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 119 (F1) Unknown 99 99 12460278375	84% Excellent	Read 491 Write 275 Mixed 275 76% 347 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 24.6 124% 41.8 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 16.3 73% 168 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2.5" 750GB (2010)-$55 30,952 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 24GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 173 2041 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1313 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4147 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1198 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 128 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 396 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 30396 (C2) HDA temperature 118 98 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 98 98 1493 (F1) Unknown 200 200 22230370677 (F2) Unknown 200 200 23494187132 (FE) Unknown 200 200 0	38.6% Below average	Read 69.7 Write 65.1 Mixed 61.8 49% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 0.34 4K Mixed 0.11 35% 0.28 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFD8213.C16FBD1 859B CT8G4DFD8213.M16FB 16GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 33.7 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 29.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 93%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $654

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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