MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	232% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '18 at 18:59
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 553 74% 552 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.4% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 71 Parallax 63.2 54% 66.9 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 56.4 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 629 304 308 307 307 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,029 Write 1,477 Mixed 674 SusWrite 360 251% 1,135 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 57.1 265% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1051 DQ Write 1,194 DQ Mixed 716 652% 987 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
ST31000524AS 240GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 128GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 159 179 180 179 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 517 Write 492 Mixed 386 SusWrite 215 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 44.6 169% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 206 191% 293 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 102%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 61GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 130 96 83 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 493 Write 443 Mixed 202 SusWrite 141 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 39.7 143% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 169 134% 191 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%
Kingston SUV400S37240G 1TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 629GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 106 106 106 104 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 105 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 80%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	45x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	34x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16