MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '17 at 16:21
Run Duration	111 Seconds
Run User	LTU-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 142 2-Core 264 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 742 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 2426) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 136 Parallax 133 110% 135 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 124 Splatting 103 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 86 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (64) Unknown 100 100 107776 (65) Unknown 100 100 14016 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 11 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 23 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1545 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 28 100 141735100444 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 269 (EA) Unknown 100 100 124 (F1) Unknown 100 100 203 (F2) Unknown 100 100 507 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	71.4% Very good	Read 495 Write 260 Mixed 274 75% 343 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 53.1 4K Mixed 12.3 91% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 23.7 70% 154 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 128 128 21494169895 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 65 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 89 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 20 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 196 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 150324969500 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	108% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 198 Mixed 169 137% 182 MB/s	4K Read 1.11 4K Write 2.38 4K Mixed 0.22 115% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 27.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 97%

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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 $242Bench 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: $646

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