MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A69
MotherboardMSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC (MS-7A69)  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170809
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateNov 26 '18 at 22:10
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 29%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 193
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 502
53% 422 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.6% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 130
Parallax 114
100% 122 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 122
Splatting 94.7
87% 107 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
Read 170
Write 175
Mixed 174
39% 173 MB/s
4K Read 20
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 24.6
102% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 210
DQ Mixed 114
113% 182 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 203 204 204 203 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 159
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 203
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 115%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSCK.8FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
54% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 18.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 17.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 54%
Great: 97%

 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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $385
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