MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	92.5% 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 Drive	109% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 21:44
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 256 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 809 80% 654 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 119 Parallax 101 97% 113 fps	MRender 98.5 Gravity 102 Splatting 105 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 249 235 215 205 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 475 Mixed 403 SusWrite 249 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 58.8 182% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 231GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 219 210 209 209 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,003 Write 675 Mixed 583 SusWrite 224 138% 621 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 42.8 192% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 389 347% 525 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 144%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$33 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 852GB free Firmware: GA04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 179 178 179 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 174 Mixed 76 SusWrite 178 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 252% 2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 162 162 161 163 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 122 Mixed 85 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 6GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 5 5.8 6.6 6.5 6.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	8.02% Terrible	Read 24.3 Write 10.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 5.8 15% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.9 106% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.02% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 32.1 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%

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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 513 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 $230Bench 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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	15x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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