MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.57% 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 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161213
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 04 '17 at 05:03
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 96
1-Core 136
2-Core 274
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 546
73% 546 Pts
64-Core 547
34% 547 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
MSI(1462 7A69) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.57% Terrible
Lighting 8.03
Reflection 11
Parallax 7.84
6% 8.97 fps
MRender 9.57
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 16.5
10% 11 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.57%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Read 146
Write 186
Mixed 126
114% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 3.63
4K Mixed 0.21
123% 1.54 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 16.4
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 18.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 54
74% 54 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 103%

 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 512 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $654
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HDDRAMUSB
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