MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	238% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A69
Motherboard	MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180629
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '19 at 03:45
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 106 2-Core 292 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 764 79% 635 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 182 Parallax 179 138% 177 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 172 Splatting 119 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 593 328 304 285 274 264 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,195 Write 1,428 Mixed 1102 SusWrite 341 280% 1,267 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 78.7 270% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 1,012 765% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 502GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 393 398 421 421 427 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 432 Write 429 Mixed 365 SusWrite 406 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 57.9 187% 65.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 539GB free Firmware: 17.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 234 233 244 42 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2Z3200C16 4x8GB 622 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 45.5 MC Mixed 34.8 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 52.2 SC Mixed 34.1 106% 36.9 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%

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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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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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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