MSI Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% 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.
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	12.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170809
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 12:42
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 794 84% 670 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 233 Parallax 250 181% 235 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 217 Splatting 142 160% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM05.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,181 Write 12,293 Mixed 9,955 2,354% 10,476 MB/s	4K Read 857 4K Write 573 4K Mixed 757 2,572% 729 MB/s	DQ Read 2,266 DQ Write 1,778 DQ Mixed 1,771 1,393% 1,938 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 210%
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4GB free Firmware: DC12 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,131 Write 12,183 Mixed 9991 2,345% 10435 MB/s	4K Read 708 4K Write 786 4K Mixed 824 2,545% 773 MB/s	DQ Read 1,933 DQ Write 1,715 DQ Mixed 1,827 1,369% 1,825 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 82%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 7GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 73 74 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 52 Write 47.7 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 72.2 41% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 57%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 516GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 128 128 130 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 128 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 72GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 89 93 96 106 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 92 Write 91 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 95.8 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 914GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 107 107 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 100 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 106 67% 91 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2A2666C16 2x16GB 1,493 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 95%

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Typical Z270M MORTAR (MS-7A69) Builds (Compare 512 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $250Bench 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 $76Bench 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: $654

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