MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.9% 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 Drive101% 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161213
Uptime9.7 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '18 at 15:27
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 161
2-Core 321
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 618
79% 599 Pts
64-Core 616
38% 616 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 123
Parallax 121
94% 119 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 105
Splatting 109
89% 108 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 399
Mixed 412
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 26.7
144% 54.6 MB/s
DQ Read 360
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 25.3
99% 222 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 101%
Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
441GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 120
Write 157
Mixed 106
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.78
4K Write 5.41
4K Mixed 0.56
195% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 111%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.6% Above average
Read 146
Write 102
Mixed 102
142% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.32
4K Write 4.85
4K Mixed 0.34
181% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 58.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 29.8
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 36.8
SC Mixed 30.8
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 49.7
80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 513 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $634
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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