MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 18:51
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 94.3
1-Core 94.3
2-Core 202
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 344
46% 342 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170
Nvidia(10DE 098A) 1.5GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 1.5GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
21% Poor
Lighting 24.3
Reflection 25.9
Parallax 31.1
20% 27.1 fps
MRender 34.8
Gravity 28.6
Splatting 24.1
23% 29.2 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SM36 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 97.3
Write 101
Mixed 119
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 5.23
4K Mixed 0.66
196% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 24.8
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.1
SC Mixed 25.2
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 48%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $383
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